Persian carpet

Carpet is an art which intertwined with various other arts such as drawing, painting, coloring, dyeing, Spinning (textiles) and the most important one weaving. Persian carpet enjoys old history here in Iran the oldest known “knotted” carpet the Pazyryk found by Russian archeologist in the Pazyryk valley on the Altai Mountains in Siberia. Dating back to the Centuries BCE the Pazyryk carpet is of rare beauty and woven that probably belong to Iranian. One of the exquisite arts of Iran is carpet weaving that is an inseparable part of Iranian art and culture, carpet weaving is main occupation in some number of cities like Tabriz, Kerman, Mashhad, Kashan, Isfahan, Kashmar, Delijan , Nain and Qom. Carpet in Tabriz city is known as the city souvenir. It’s worthy to remember that skill of carpet weaving of Kashan and Fars has been inscribed on UNESCO intangible heritage list. Iranian carpet illuminated with unique beauty and high-quality materials, colours and patterns. When there is talk about history and culture of Iran undoubtedly carpet is a sign that introduce its culture and history.