150 X 100 cm Hamedan (HA0355)

Specification

Size : 150 X 100 cm 

Origin : Hamedan

Pile : 100% wool

Weave : Handwoven

Hamedan

Persian carpets are an essential part of persian art and culture. Carpet weaving dates far back to the persian empire with relics such as the pazyryk 500 BC rug, one of the oldest rugs in history.

It is the oldest Iranian city and one of the oldest in the world. The valley of Hegmataneh in the city contains a lot of the relics of Media, Achaemenid, Sassanid and Islamic era civilizations.

Hamedan province is located in the western part of the country with an area of more than 19000 square kilometres. It is bounded on the north by the province of Zanjan, on the south by lorestan, on the east by the central province and on the west by Kerman shah and Kurdistan. The population of Hamedan province is distributed in the 6 cities of Hamedan (capital of the province), Malayer, Nahavand, Tuserkan, Kabudarahang and Asadabad as well as their various districts and villages.

Hamedan are commonly known to have geometrical and floral designs and range from different colours but are mainly considered to be red.