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Khoy خوی

Khoy is a city in West Azarbaijan province, about 41 km north of Lake Urmia near the Turkish border, long a trading town between Iran and Anatolia; a tenth-century geography already noted carpets made there.

Also Khoi · Khowy · Khvoy · Ḵoy

See also Azarbaijan, Tabriz

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Khoy: a detail of Antique Khoy Fine Vases Persian Rug, 207x127cm
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Khoy, in the collection.

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