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Hashtrood هشترود
Hashtrood (Hashtrud) is a district in the south of East Azarbaijan, north-west Iran, about 134 km from Tabriz, with its centre at the town of Hashtrud, also known as Saraskand. Its people speak Azeri Turkish and live mainly by farming; a 1996 count found 1,856 rug-weaving looms in 151 of its villages. It is a different place from Hashtgerd, the town west of Tehran.
Also Hashtrud · Hashtroud · Haštrud · Saraskand
See also Azarbaijan, Tabriz, Miane, Kilim, Carpet cushion
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