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Kurds کرد

The Kurds are a people who speak Kurdish, one of the Iranian languages. Kurdish tribes are found throughout Iran, among them in West Azarbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah and Hamadan; most of those in Khorasan descend from tribesmen moved there around 1600. Bijar and Senneh are Kurdish weaving towns, the Sanjabi and Kolyai are the best-known Kurdish nomadic weavers, and Iranica calls Quchan rugs a purely Kurdish type.

Also Kurdish · Kurdi · Kord · Kurdish weaving · Kurdistan · Kordestan

See also Bijar, Senneh, Kermanshah, Quchan, Kelardasht, Mahabad, Hamadan

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Kurds: a detail of Quchan Fine Kurmanj Sofreh Persian Kilim Runner, 191x96cm
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Antique Herki Kurdish Triple Toranj Runner
Antique Herki Kurdish Triple Toranj Persian Runner Rug, c. 1860–1890N° 001
285 × 109 cm
Mahabad · Antique · Mid to Late 19th Century
$4,890AUD
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