Gabbeh گبه

A gabbeh is a thick, loosely woven pile rug of the Zagros tribes, among them the Qashqai, Lori-speaking groups and Kurds, with long pile, low knot density and several rows of weft between each row of knots. Designs are spare: open fields of colour, simple geometry, now and then a stylised animal. Gabbehs were woven for the household, as sleeping rugs and floor covers, rather than for sale.

Also Gabba · Gava · Khersak

See also Shooli, Pile rug (hand-knotted)

Last reviewed November 2026