Antique Kirshehir rugs, are valued for their rich color, excellent wool, and the geometric vitality of their drawing, and some with relatively naturalistic floral designs were probably produced by Armenians settled in this area.
Antique Kurdish rugs are one of the few under-recognized rug types to emerge in the past 30 years. Kurdish groups traditionally populated the eastern edge of Turkey, northern Iraq, western Persia and small areas near Persia's eastern borders. Although these antique Kurdish village carpets feature motifs that are reminiscent of Caucasian designs, Kurdish weavers were a very small minority in areas north of Persia.
