The field guide · Where it was woven
Firuzabad فیروزآباد
Firuzabad is a town and district in Fars, south of Shiraz, on a plain watered by springs and a perennial river. Qashqai chiefs kept their residence there until 1963, and Iranica calls it the Qashqai capital. Dealers use the name on labels for Qashqai work from the surrounding district.
Also Firouzabad · Firuzābād
See also Qashqai, Fars, Shiraz, Kilim, Gabbeh
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