Ganja rug

The tradition & historical record

Ganja rugs or Geunge rugs are a category of Caucasian rugs from the town of Gəncə (also written as Geunge, Gendje or Ganja) in Azerbaijan. ¹

Ganja carpets were produced not only in the city of Ganja, but also in Garabaghli, Borsunlu, Shadyli, Garadagli, Shamkir and other carpet-making points. The carpets woven in Ganja were called “Ganja-city". The market price of such carpets was higher than the cost of Ganjacarpets made in the villages. Ganja carpets' composition, color selection, and style differ from other Azerbaijani rugs. The first type of Ganja carpets is characterized by designs composed of octagons, stars, or three geometric medallions arranged on the carpets` longitudinal axis. The carpets` color is usually blue, dark blue and madder red. The intermediate area of the second type of Ganja carpets is decorated with several lakes. These lakes are often found in cross and octagonal forms. ¹

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ganja rugs”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. ¹

Ganja rug is type of rug from Azerbaijan, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

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