Qali قالی

Qali is Persian for a knotted-pile carpet, and in the size vocabulary a carpet big enough for a room, conventionally 6 square metres or more. Persian trade lists give common sizes of 2 by 3 m, 2.5 by 3.5 m, 3 by 4 m and up to 4 by 6 m and larger.

Also Ghali · Hali · Qalee · Gali · room-size carpet

See also Qalicheh, Pile rug (hand-knotted), Kellegi

Last reviewed November 2026