Persian Rug Map.
Clicking on a province in the map causes the browser to load the appropriate article. Use cursor to identify each rug. Created by Niloufar Alipour & Maryam Adivi, this Persian Rug Map is copyright of WikiRug.org - © Wiki Rug 2020. All rights reserved.
WikiRug (Wiki Rug) is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Rugs and Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers).
Our Team
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Principal Investigator & Research DirectorAhmad Hashemi
DPhil, Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK
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Digital Lead & Managing EditorNiloufar Alipour
BA, Islamic Art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran
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Research Fellow & EditorMaryam Ghanbari Adivi
ٍMA, Fine Art (Carpet), University of Kashan, Iran
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Mediawiki Adviser Mehdi Halvaei
ٍBS, Engineering, Azad University, Iran
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Advisory BoardJalalodin Bassam
PhD, Textile Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Advisory BoardHamid Kargar
PhD, Communication Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran
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Research Fellow Mohammadmehdi Mirzaamini
PhD, Art Studies, Isfahan University of Art, Iran
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Research FellowAghil Sistani
PhD candidate, Art Studies, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Research FellowAbdolhossein Ghasemnejad
MA, Art Studies, Soore University, Iran
