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Kurmanj is one of the tribes of the Medes who reigned in the Zagros Mountains in the ninth century BC and they joined the Medes during the formation of the Median Empire.Kurmanji Kurds were moved from … read more

Among the different categories of Arak rugs, Farahan rugs are the most famous and renowned of them all. Their design, knots, and method of weaving are very similar to those of Sanandaj rugs.At present … read more

Among rugs woven in Kurdish villages of Persia, some can be found related to semi-nomadic or settled tribes. For instance, Koliaeis are living in Sangor that are active in weaving and producing elegan … read more

Sarab was one of the leading rug-producing centers in Azarbaijan. Although situated near Heris, rugs from this town greatly resemble those of the more distant Meshkin-Shahr.At the present thick and lo … read more

Basin playing is one of the musical customs of the people of Mazandaran, which has been directly related to the domestic life of the people of this area in the past.Mazandaran women used copper basins … read more