Farahan فراهان

Farahan is a district of Markazi province on the plain north-east of Arak, famous for nineteenth-century rugs with an all-over herati repeat, usually on a dark blue ground and framed by the paired split-arabesque 'turtle' border. They are usually asymmetrically knotted on cotton. Sarouk and Mahal rugs later succeeded them in the district.

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See also Sarouk, Arak, Mahal, Herati (Mahi)

Last reviewed November 2026