WikiRug:Featured Article/2023/11

Karadja Iran (Persia). Karadja, also spelled Karaja, is a village located in the East Azerbaijan Province of northwestern Iran. The population is Azeri in origin, speaking a Turkic dialect. Karadja rugs and carpets are known in the market from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. These weavings are categorized in the Heriz carpet group.
Karadja carpet designs are geometric, with either a medallion or all-over style. In general, these carpets are known to have one, two, or three medallions in the center field or multiple pendants throughout the field.(Full article...)