Carpets Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Carpets
—One Thousand and One Nights Traditional carpets are made by knotting coloured wool to a base on a loom so they have a pile. This article concentrates on rugs of that type. The same regions often also produce rugs which are flat-woven rather than knotted; these are quicker to make and usually cheaper, but they are not as hard-wearing as pile rugs and not nearly as finely-woven as high-grade ones. There are several types of flat-woven rug: Carpets are traditionally used asfloor coverings, and that is a fine application for many of them, but others may behung on a wall. Some, such as the saddle bags nomads use, are designed for that. Some, such as silk carpets or kilims, will not wear well in a high traffic area of floor. Others, such as prayer rugs or a high-grade carpet that fits within a
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