Gadim Minaret carpets

Gadim Minare carpets — Azerbaijani carpets belonging to the Guba carpet-weaving school.[1][2][3][4]

Gadim Minaret carpet (19th century). Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku

Classification

It is mainly produced in the city of Guba.[5] Some carpet weavers simply call it "Darayi" or "Salyan khilasi".[1]

Specifications

Ancient minaret carpets are among the excellent examples of Guba-Shirvan carpet weaving school.[2]

The size of such carpets starts from 120x400 cm. Carpets are 145,000 to 200,000 per square meter, and the height of the loops is 5-7 mm.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Latif Karimov (1983). Азербайджанский ковер. Vol. II. Baku: Gənclik nəşriyyatı. p. 153-155. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2022-11-21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Azərbaycan xalçası (PDF). Baku: Elm. 2007. p. 27. ISBN 978-5-8066-1758-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-25.
  3. "Azərbaycanda xalça sənətinin inkişafı" (in Azerbaijani). azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. Irada Sariyeva (April 23, 2015). "Quba xalçaçılıq mədəniyyəti..." (in Azerbaijani). Bakı xəbər. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. Azərbaycan xalçası (PDF). Baku: Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası. 2012. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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