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|Origin    = {{flag|Iran}}: Qum  

|Origin    = {{flag|Iran}}: Qum  

|Category      = [[City]]

|Category      = City

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|Common designs      = [[Lachak Toranj Design|Lachak Toranj]], [[Vaqireh Design|Vaqireh]]

|Common designs      = [[Medallion]], [[Vagireh]], [[Boteh]], [[Tree]]

|Common motifs & patterns      = Like to [[Kashan Rug]]

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|Common sizes      =  

|Common sizes      =  

|Common colors    = Beige, Red, Blue, Yellow, Camel, White, Brown, Cream

|Common colors    = Beige, Red, Blue, Yellow, Camel, White, Brown, Cream

|Dyeing method    = [[Natural Dyeing|Natural]], [[Synthetic Dyeing|Synthetic]]

|Dyeing method    = Natural, Synthetic

|Pile material      = [[Silk]]

|Pile material      = [[Silk]]

|Foundation material    = Silk, [[Cotton]]

|Foundation material    = Silk, [[Cotton]]

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Qum Persian rugs are among the finest handmade carpets in the world, if not the absolute finest. They are professionally woven by hand in the city of Qum, which is south of Tehran, Iran and renowned for its exceptional rugs. The carpet industry of this city is incredibly modern and greatly respected worldwide. The quality of an authentic Qum rug is extraordinary therefore, prices tend to be much higher than those made elsewhere (with the exception of Isfahan, Nain, Tabriz and a few other fine rug producing centers in Iran). One should also consider the fact that most Qum rugs take several years to complete. In some bigger pieces, it may take numerous expert weavers well over ten years to construct a single rug. There are some Qum rugs in the world today that cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars and sometimes well over a million.

Qum Persian rugs are among the finest handmade carpets in the world, if not the absolute finest. They are professionally woven by hand in the city of Qum, which is south of Tehran, Iran and renowned for its exceptional rugs. The carpet industry of this city is incredibly modern and greatly respected worldwide. The quality of an authentic Qum rug is extraordinary therefore, prices tend to be much higher than those made elsewhere (with the exception of Isfahan, Nain, Tabriz and a few other fine rug producing centers in Iran). One should also consider the fact that most Qum rugs take several years to complete. In some bigger pieces, it may take numerous expert weavers well over ten years to construct a single rug. There are some Qum rugs in the world today that cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars and sometimes well over a million.

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Weavers made varieties of light and dark field tonalities. The colors were interchangeable for the borders and medallion. At times, rugs with a black background were made.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.461-462.</ref>

=== Motifs and patterns ===

==History==

Qum carpet styles are [[Floral Design|floral]] and use traditional Persian designs such as the traditional Shah Abbas pattern in [[Allover Design|allover]] or [[Medallion Design|medallion]] styles, allover palmettes, [[Boteh Design|Boteh]] (paisley), Garden, [[Herati Design|Herati]] (fish), [[Hunting Design|Hunting]], Lattice, Mihrab (prayer arch), Moharamat (stripes), Shrub, Tree of Life with and without birds and animals, ZiLI SULTAN, and other creative arrangements. Some Qum patterns were inspired by European designs as well.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.461-462.</ref>

The carpets have a cotton foundation and a wool pile or a silk foundation and a silk pile. Some carpets are also made with wool and silk highlights. The Persian (asymmetric) knot is always employed.<br>

Qum carpet styles are floral and use traditional Persian designs such as the traditional Shah Abbas pattern in allover or medallion styles, all-over palmettes, Boteh (paisley), Garden, Herati (fish), Hunting, Lattice, Mihrab (prayer arch), Moharamat (stripes), Shrub, Tree of Life with and without birds and animals, Zili Sultan, and other creative arrangements. Some Qum patterns were inspired by European designs as well. Weavers made varieties of light and dark field tonalities. The colors were interchangeable for the borders and medallion. At times, rugs with a black background were made.<br>

Formats range from small mats to large room-size carpets. The majority of rugs in sizes of seven feet by four feet as well as small room dimensions were produced for the European market. The rugs are generally good to very fine in grade quality. Qum carpets continue to be popular worldwide and are manufactured in areas surrounding Qum to meet market demand.<ref>Moheban, 2015, 461-462</ref>

==See also==

== See also ==

== References ==

==References==

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== Bibliography ==

==Bibliography==

* Abraham Levi Moheban, (2015), ''[[The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets|The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving]]'', NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.

# Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. ''The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving''. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.

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