rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen … Universalium
Shirvan rug — floor covering handmade in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan in the southeastern Caucasus. With the exception of a group of rugs woven in the vicinity of Baku (Baku rug), most Shirvans are found in small sizes, with examples from the southern… … Universalium
Dagestan rug — usually small floor covering woven in the republic of Dagestan in the eastern Caucasus (Russia). Dagestan rugs are finer than the Kazakh types, but less fine than rugs from the vicinity of Kuba to the south. While many of the rugs are given the… … Universalium
Karabagh rug — Karabagh also spelled Karabakh floor covering handmade in the district of Karabakh (Armenian controlled Azerbaijan), just north of the present Iranian border. As might be expected, Karabagh designs and colour schemes tend to be more like those … Universalium
Азербайджанский ковёр — Типичный тебризский ковёр Азербайджанский ковёр термин, используемый для обозначения различных типов безворсовых и ворсовых ковров, производимых азербайджанцами. Среди азербайджанских ковров выделяют бакинские, гянджинские, ка … Википедия
Chain stitch — For the technique used to shorten rope or cable for storage or while in use, see Chain sinnet. Traditional embroidery in chain stitch on a Kazakh rug, contemporary. Chain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped… … Wikipedia
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List of English words of Turkic origin — This is a list of words that have entered into the English language from the Turkic languages. Many of them came via traders and soldiers from and in the Ottoman Empire. There are some Turkic words as well, most of them entered English via the… … Wikipedia
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Turkmenistan — /terrk me neuh stan , stahn /, n. a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 4,225,351; 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Cap.: Ashkhabad. Also called Turkomen. Formerly, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. *… … Universalium