Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 3.42 x 2.47 Connoisseur

Persian Najafabad Wool Rug - 3.42 x 2.47 ConnoisseurNajafabad rugs originate from Najafabad, located in central Iran near the city of Isfahan. As well as being a well known and respected center for area rug weaving, Najafabad is also the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates. Najafabad rugs woven are not distinctive to the city, but rather to the region. The style follows most closely the designs and colors of its neighbors in Isfahan and Kashan and to a lesser degree Yadz

It produces high quality Persian rugs

Typically the warps

which whilst luxurious

browns and red

It is a hand made superfine wool carpet that has the most charming and magical combination of colours

known for its strength

most famous are the Yomut

the tribal group Afshar migrated from their origins in Central Asia to settle in Iranian Azerbaijan

Today Araak continues to produce semi-tribal or “village” rugs similar to those made in this part of Iran over two thousand years ago

and Veramin

mosques and libraries

The pattern of the rug