Kellegi کلگی

A kellegi is the long carpet laid at the head of a room in the traditional Persian arrangement, across the end of the central mian farsh and its two kenareh runners. It is narrower than a room carpet and long for its width: Britannica gives an average of about 3.7 by 1.8 m, and Persian sources give 1.5 by 3 m up to 2 by 3.7 m or longer.

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See also Kenareh, Qali, Runner

Last reviewed November 2026