Kairouan Rugs And Carpets

Those towns and cities are renowned for their excellent carpets.

Kairouan rugs and carpets.

Its pattern includes a large and generally hexagonal central space corner pieces with stylized patterns and large border strips with. Many travelers who take one of our tunisia tours say their visit to a carpet shop was a highlight of their tour. Topping the list we find. Abadeh afshar ardebil bakhtiar beluch bidjar gabbeh ghashghai ghom hamadan heriz.

The kairouan which inherited the name of the city where it was originally produced is the ascendant of a variety of present day tunisian carpets. Part of the reason is that every carpet has history and culture connected with it. Shopping in kairouan tunisia. The story goes that in the 19th century the daughter of the ottoman governor was the first person in kairouan to weave a carpet using wool to give to one of the city s mosques.

From these come the wool for her most famous craft rugs and carpets. Nabeul kasserine beja and sousse. A city of the steppes kairouan is the wool capital of tunisia with daily sheep markets. Some towns are more famous than others in carpet making and weaving.

Tunisia has a rich history of weaving rugs. 100 guaranteed hand knotted very good used condition unique design high quality that lasts for generations to come made of extra fine wool professionally cleaned valuable collector s item with the original certificate at the back please study the pictures and convince yourself. The tradition continued and tunisia developed into one of the leading countries in traditional carpet weaving using techniques that date back centuries. Very good condition and professionally cleaned.

Tunisian carpets might not be able to fly but the beauty and originality of their colors and designs make them truly magical. When classifying carpet it is divided into four main varieties. Tunisia has a rich tradition of weaving rugs. Berber carpet carpet classical semi classical carpets style.

Carpet being woven. The story goes that in the 19th century the daughter of the ottoman governor was the first person in kairouan to weave a carpet using wool to give to one of the city s mosques. It is said that no fewer than 1 500 looms are still in use on which the women of kairouan knot the now world famous pile rugs. The tradition continued making kairouan the capital of carpets in tunisia.

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