Caucasian rugs, Caucasian carpets

The Caucasus mountain range in Southern Russia runs diagonally down from the Black sea in the West to the Caspian sea in the East. The area to the South is called the Transcaucasus and is the primary rug producing region. The population is of various tribal origin. Rugs are woven by Azeri Turks, Kurds and Armenians.

Rugs have been produced in the Caucasus for at least 600 years. Rugs are brightly coloured and generally have geometric designs. Caucasian kilims are usually woven as a single piece. Motifs consist of adjacent or compacted large geometric medallions.

These days Caucasian rugs are often produced by refugee Turken weavers displaced from Aghanistan into Pakistan, especially in the region around Peshawar. These rugs represent very quality and good value for money.

Oriental Rugs Online carries a large and varied range of top quality Persian rugs, including large Persian carpets. If you're looking for a particular type of rug, try our glossary page and if you still can't find it, please contact us. We have access to huge warehouse stocks and will be happy to help.
We pride ourselves on our Persian rug and Persian carpet ranges and also specialise in Turkish rugs, the original home of the Kilim rug.
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