The name 'Oriental carpets' is usually referred to all hand-knotted carpets; since this denomination is not inexact in view of their common Asiatic origin. However, the immensity of the producing areas, and the variety of techniques, styles, and materials used necessitate a detailed classification. As a rule, Oriental carpets are divided into four main groups:
  • Caucasian;
  • Central Asia or Turkestan;
  • Persian; and
  • Turkish or Anatolian.

In the second half of this century an important production of the hand-knotted rugs has developed rapidly in Europe, North Africa, and the United States of America; although they can not be classified with Oriental carpets, they merit no less of our attention, because, woven according to the same procedure, they attain today a worthwhile quality.

  Caucasian
  Overview
  Baku
  Daghestan
  Gendje
  Karabagh
  Kazak
  Shirvan
  Talish
  Persian
  Overview
  Central
  Eastern
  Northwestern
  South
  Southwestern
  Western
  South
  Truskish
  Overview
  Central
  Eastern
  Western
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