Ardekan Rugs and Carpets
A while back I used to sell a few rugs. I did
not always know where things were from but I did
my best. The first time I saw an Ardekan carpet
it was sold to me as a Kashan. I always thought a
30 Raj Kashan seemed a little odd and now it
finally dawned on me that it was an Ardekan.
Ardekan carpets are not nearly as fine as we
normally expect in a Kashan. However they
invariably follow traditional Kashan patterns and
can look attractive in many settings.
Ardahkan is in the Northwest corner of Yazd
province on Route 71 which is the highway that
skirts the salt desert. Even though it is between
Yazd and Nain it almost always draws its
influence from Kashan. Historically it is a
center of camel raising.
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