Persian rugs can be classified into Persian City Area rugs and Persian Tribal Rugs. Each type within these two is normally named after the city or tribal name that is manufactured and also designed. These are some of the most popular Persian carpets (the first four fall under Persian City Area rugs):
Afshar Rugs: These are more compact rugs usually made with geometric pattern. Multiple connected medallions in stone shape, All-over gul farangi (roses), botehs, as well as chicken-like motifs (Afshar-e-Morghi) are the common styles. Colors range from crimson, reddish brown, brown, dark reddish-blue, dark blue, burnt orange, ocher, and also camel. The foundation is often wool, but cotton basis may also be used in some rugs rugs for nursery.
Tabriz Rugs: Most of the designs are curvilinear though mathematical are also found. The actual symmetric (Turkish) knot is typical with numerous colors utilized in one rug, and incredibly diverse in palette. The common background and boundary colors used in this particular design are pink, peach, camel, beige, as well as ivory. The overall appear of Tabriz rugs is actually pastel. Motifs may come within an assortment of colors including blue, green, yellow, orange, and lavender. The foundation is usually cotton and wool heap with silk shows.
Kashan Rugs: About 95% of the Kashan rugs pattern is curvilinear. An elongated diamond-shaped and lobed medallion together with floral pendants can be a popular traditional style. This design commonly has a navy medallion concentrating on the same corners and edge in a red qualifications or vise versa. Vase, hunting and pictorial will also be popular. The common background Kashan rug colors are navy, rich red, beige and ivory. Other colors such as red-colored, blue, turquoise, ocher, light tan, white, brown and also occasionally green are used for the designs.
Kerman Rugs: These are also mostly curvilinear inside pattern. They are well-known for Kerman pictorials which fall under the pictorial class of pattern. Traditional Kerman styles include all-over floral, boteh, beating, paneled garden, prayer, vase, back garden, hunting, animal, and pictorials using both Persian and European themes etc. Modern variations consist of Aubussons or Koran (Quran) medallion-and-corners with an open field. Rich red, red-blue, lime green, pink, ivory, gray-blue, turquoise, lemon, champagne and light tan are some of the colors commonly used.
Baluch Rugs: These rugs are hand-woven by the nomadic folks of the Baluch tribe inside southern Iran, following an old Persian tradition, dating back 2500 years. The style is unique with an overall pattern, with abundant burgundy with some navy blue and ivory since the main colors.
Shiraz Rugs: Hand-woven rugs made in Shiraz, Key Iran, simply done with crudely done with the pile reduce long with basic color schemes. Geometric motifs, tiny animals or vegetation is commonly used in the styles with selvages done with a barber-pole effect using 2 colors. Red will be the main color used.
Wiss Rugs: These tribe handcrafted rugs come from the village of Wiss, around Hamedan in Iran. Traditional dense floral patterns with vases, foliage, palmettes, as well as garden elements are normally used. Dark tone of red or even burgundy is the principal color. Wiss rugs are notable for the resemblance to be able to Arak and Tabriz designs.
