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What Size Rug Do You Need? A Room-by-Room Guide, Drawn to Scale

Living room, dining table, bedroom and hallway: which rug size fits each, in centimetres, with drawings made to scale. Plus how to see any carpet on our site next to a sofa before you decide.

Persian Carpet Gifts in Dubai: Handmade Rugs from AED 1,200 and Wall Art from AED 2,500

Some gifts please for a day; others become part of a home. A guide to choosing a handmade Persian rug or carpet wall art as a gift in Dubai, with real pieces from AED 1,200.

Why Choose Azimzadeh for Persian Carpets in Dubai and the UAE

What to look for in a Persian carpet shop in Dubai, and how Azimzadeh measures up: heritage since 1969, a Tehran branch, exceptional sizes, verified descriptions, certificates and free delivery wit...

How to Buy a Persian Carpet from Azimzadeh: Showroom, Online, Home Trial and Delivery

A step-by-step guide to buying from Azimzadeh: measuring, choosing online, in the Dubai showroom or on WhatsApp, the Free Home Trial, payment options, free delivery within the UAE on orders over AE...

Carpet Certificates Explained: How to Verify a Certificate of Authenticity

Which documents can come with a handmade carpet and what each proves, five marks of a trustworthy certificate, warning signs to watch for, and how to verify an Azimzadeh certificate.

Why It Matters Where You Buy a Persian Carpet

The risks of buying a Persian carpet from the wrong seller, from viscose sold as silk to machine-made sold as handmade, what a trustworthy seller gives you, and eight questions to ask before you buy.

Why Persian Carpets Cost What They Do: A Buyer's Guide

Design, weaving time, materials, fineness, size, condition and maker attribution all shape a Persian carpet's price — and what no honest seller can promise you.

Persian Carpet Designs Explained: Toranj, Herati, Boteh and More

Toranj, lachak toranj, afshan, eslimi, Shah Abbasi, herati, boteh, kheshti and gombadi: the traditional Persian carpet design names, what each looks like, and what a design name can and cannot tell...

Persian Rug Sizes: Traditional Names, Dimensions and How to Measure

Poshti, zar o charak, zar o nim, qaliche, pardeyi and the "12 metre" carpet: traditional Persian rug size names converted into real dimensions, plus how carpets are measured and how to choose the r...

Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Nain: A Guide to Persian Carpet Weaving Centres

What distinguishes Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Nain, Shiraz, Mashhad and Kerman carpets, the workshop and designer names you will meet, and why a city, a design and a woven signature answer three differe...

The Ardabil Carpet: History of the Design and Our Tabriz Pair

The story of the Ardabil Carpet, one of the most famous carpets in the world and one of a surviving pair, and of the two 6 × 12 m carpets we commissioned in Tabriz using its design.

How a Persian Carpet Is Made: Warp, Weft, Pile and Fringe

Warp, weft, pile, fringe, selvedge and kilim end — the six parts of a Persian carpet explained, plus how to tell hand-knotted, kilim, gabbeh and machine-made construction apart.

What Is Raj? Persian Carpet Knot Density Explained

Raj is the knot count across 7 cm of a Persian carpet. How to count it with a ruler, the formula, the arithmetic traps — and why a higher raj is not automatically a better carpet.