An Afghan rug (or Afghans carpet) is a type of handwoven
floor-covering textile traditionally made in the northern and
western areas of Afghanistan,
mainly by Afghan Turkmens
and Uzbeks.
Beautiful Afghan Handmade Carpet – 140 x 89 CM
An Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor-covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of Afghanistan, mainly by Afghan Turkmens and Uzbeks. The industry is being expanded to all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Afghan rugs have won a number of international awards. The most notable Afghan rugs market in Afghanistan is in the affluent Shahr-e Naw area of Kabul. The cities of Peshawar, Islamabad and Quetta in Pakistan as well as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are also notable for Afghan rugs markets.
