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3x5 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 4' 6'' X 3' 2''

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3x5 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 4' 8'' X 3' 6''

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Solid Orange Gabbeh Shiraz Modern Persian Are Rug 7x10ft

Size: 9' 9'' X 6' 6''

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2x4 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 4' 3'' X 2' 8''

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3x4 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 4' 4'' X 3' 1''

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6x8 Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 7' 6'' X 5' 8''

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4x7 Gabbeh Persian Area Rug

Size: 6' 9'' X 3' 6''

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Color-full Modern 4x5 Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Size: 4' 7'' X 3' 6''

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Brown and Beige Stripes Gabbeh Area Rug 8x10 for a Modern Look

Size: 10' 1'' X 8' 3''

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Striped 7x10 Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug

Size: 9' 8'' X 6' 7''

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Natural Hue Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 for Elegant Home Decor

Size: 9' 9'' X 6' 9''

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Striped Modern Gabbeh Wool Area Rug 3x5

Size: 4' 10'' X 2' 11''

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Tribal Gabbeh Indian Oriental Area Rug 5x6

Size: 6' 3'' X 4' 9''

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Elegant Stripe Design Gabbeh Area Rug 8x10 for Living Room

Size: 10' 1'' X 8' 2''

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Bold and Chic Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 6x8 for Stylish Homes

Size: 8' 3'' X 5' 7''

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Contemporary Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 with Subdued Artistic Elements

Size: 9' 9'' X 6' 10''

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Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 5x8 in Natural Hues for Any Modern Decor

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Stylish Toned Gabbeh Area Rug 6x8 with Horizontal Stripe Pattern

Size: 7' 11'' X 5' 6''

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Square Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug 10x10

Size: 9' 10'' X 9' 11''

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Elegant Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 9x10 for Modern Living Spaces

Size: 9' 9'' X 9' 3''

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All-Over Chevron Gabbeh Handmade Area Rug 5x8

Size: 7' 7'' X 5' 2''

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Classic Striped Pattern Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 for Cozy Interiors

Size: 9' 10'' X 6' 7''

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Chevron Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug 5x8

Size: 7' 10'' X 5' 2''

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Luxurious Gabbeh Oriental Rug 4x6 to Elevate Your Room Style

Size: 6' 0'' X 4' 3''

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Gabbeh Rugs are Part of a Rich Persian Tradition

The traditional Gabbeh Persian carpet – known as gava in Kurdish and Luri and called khersak in Bakhtiari – is a simple, hand-woven pile rug traditionally made by the nomadic Qashqai tribes who dwelled in the Zagros Mountains of southern Iran, near the city of Shiraz. Other tribes, such as the Lurs, the Kurds and the Bahktiari also weave these carpets.

In Persian, the word “Gabbeh” means “fringe” or “in the rough.” Gabbeh rugs are rough cut and long piled rugs of rich color and the best quality wool. Most Gabbeh carpets are medium size – up to 3’ x 5’ – and feature abstract designs where shapes and color dance playfully with one another.

Variations of the gabbeh rug – such as the “Loribaft”, “Amaleh”, “Kashkuli” – may reflect the heritage of the tribe by which they are woven or the name of the city in which they are most often traded, such as “a Shiraz Gabbeh.”

The 19th century gabbeh rugs were very coarsely knotted (40kpi or less), often with shaggy pile. The name of Gholam Reza Zollanvari is synonymous with modern Gabbeh rugs. Zollanvari learned the rug business from his grandfather, a merchant in the Shirazi rug bazaar. Zollanvari pioneered the construction of fine-weave gabbehs with knot counts of 200+ kpi. Today, Zollanvari rugs are among the most popular styles of Persian rugs.

The Making of a Gabbeh Rugs: A Craft Shared Across Generations

Most Gabbeh carpets are made by women, and many are one-of-a-kind works of art. Some patterns are passed down thru the generations as mothers and grandmothers teach their daughters the art of Persian rug making. Many patterns reflect the weaver’s observations of the environments through which the tribe has passed. Some rugs are even made by the hands of many weavers.

Traditional Gabbeh rugs were woven on makeshift ground looms. These looms are built with materials are carried long distances by the nomadic tribes, or materials found where the tribe settled. Since each loom is unique, each rug is unique; this is how Gabbeh rugs get their distinctive irregular in shape.

Woven with the Wool of Mountain Sheep

Gabbeh rugs are woven from high quality wool from the tribe’s own sheep. As the tribe herds its sheep over hundreds of miles, the nomads reach high altitudes. In the summers, they stay in the highland pastures north of Shiraz in the Zargos Mountains; by winter they sojourn to pasture lands near the Persian Gulf. Sheep grazed in high altitudes produce more lanolin, giving their wool a luxurious softness and resistance to stain.

Rich, Colorful Dyes Give Gabbeh Carpets a Remarkable Color

The Qashqai people find the dyes used in Gabbeh carpets or purchase them in towns where they trade their finished carpets. Often, they use all-natural vegetable dyes to give the wool vibrant color while retaining its lanolin.

Hand-Knotted Rugs with Turkish Symmetrical Knots and Persian Asymmetrical Knots

Most of the wool used in the construction of Gabbeh rugs is handspun using a drop spindle. After the wool has been dyed and handspun, the weaver uses the loom to hand-knot the rug using Turkish symmetrical knots or Persian asymmetrical knots, or even a combination of the two. Because the all the Qashqai tribes use both types of knots, it is difficult to tell from which individual tribe any one rug has come from.

Gabbeh Rugs Are Small – Often Just 3’ x 5’ in Size

A typical size for a Gabbeh carpet is 3 feet by 5 feet. It can take 18 to 25 hours to weave even a small Gabbeh rug. Tribal Gabbeh rugs usually have lower knot counts compared to other types of Persian carpet. This low knot count and the high quality of wool makes Gabbeh rugs famous for their exceptional durability.

Durable Floor Coverings, Wraps and Bedding to Protect from the Mountain Cold

Gabbeh rugs are often floppy because they have wider rows of multiple wefts. This made the soft, pliable rugs ideal as wraps or bedding to insulate against the bitter cold of the mountains.

Gabbeh rugs are often not symmetrical due to the nomadic lifestyle of their creators, and color variations within a rug are common. Often, the variation in color in a rug tells a story of the tribe’s migration, the climates and environments it encountered, and the tribe members who contributed to its creation.

Where to Buy Gabbeh Rugs

Unless you plan to travel to Iran to shop for Gabbeh rugs in the marketplace, we’d suggest buying a Gabbeh rug online from RugSource.com or visiting our showroom. We’re proud to bring these highly coveted rugs to you – please contact us if you’d like to know more.

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3x5 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

3x5 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Solid Orange Gabbeh Shiraz Modern Persian Are Rug 7x10ft

2x4 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

3x4 Qashqai Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

6x8 Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

4x7 Gabbeh Persian Area Rug

Color-full Modern 4x5 Gabbeh Shiraz Persian Area Rug

Brown and Beige Stripes Gabbeh Area Rug 8x10 for a Modern Look

Striped 7x10 Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug

Natural Hue Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 for Elegant Home Decor

Striped Modern Gabbeh Wool Area Rug 3x5

Tribal Gabbeh Indian Oriental Area Rug 5x6

Elegant Stripe Design Gabbeh Area Rug 8x10 for Living Room

Bold and Chic Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 6x8 for Stylish Homes

Contemporary Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 with Subdued Artistic Elements

Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 5x8 in Natural Hues for Any Modern Decor

Stylish Toned Gabbeh Area Rug 6x8 with Horizontal Stripe Pattern

Square Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug 10x10

Elegant Striped Gabbeh Area Rug 9x10 for Modern Living Spaces

All-Over Chevron Gabbeh Handmade Area Rug 5x8

Classic Striped Pattern Gabbeh Area Rug 7x10 for Cozy Interiors

Chevron Gabbeh Oriental Area Rug 5x8

Luxurious Gabbeh Oriental Rug 4x6 to Elevate Your Room Style