Turkaman Rugs

Facts
Type	Persian Rugs
Location	Turkmenistan
Typical Knot Density	90.000 - 250.000 knots / sqm
Characteristics	Dark colours, octagonal patterns

The term Turkaman rugs covers a whole range of carpets from different regions such as Uzbekistan, Turkemistan and Afghanistan. Carpets knotted by the Turkmen ethnic group include Bashir, Tekke and Yomut carpets. The names refer to various Turkmen tribes who developed and knotted their own designs.

A distinction must be made between traditional Turkmen rugs and industrially manufactured mass production based on Turkmen design from India and Pakistan. Like all nomadic carpets, the patterns are plain and simple. and of coarser design. The predominant colour is red. An area-wide design is common..

Further Examples

Impressions from Turkmenistan

Monumen Arch of Independence in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan	Derweze Gas Crater, also known as 'The Door to Hell', Turkmenistan

Location - where do Turkaman carpets come from?

Some of the 3-5 most famous places for the production of Turkmen carpets.