Bidjar rug

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Bijar (or Bidjar) Kurdish rugs are often called the Iron Rugs of Iran. The Bijar was a heavy durable rug that has been very popular in the United States. Now the Bijar rug rends to be a finer thinner more Sarouk like rug. Most Bijar Kurdish carpets are woven by Gerrus Kurds in the Bijar area while a finer copy of Bijar carpets are woven by Afshar weavers who live in the Tekab and Tekkenteppe Area in Gerus.

Bijar is a town in North-West Iran approximately 45 km from Senneh (Sanandaj)

Nowadays, the Bidjar carpets made in Iran can be put into the following three main categories:

• Traditional Bidjars, f.i. Bidjars with rose motifs.
• Halvai and Tahjavi-Bidjars.
• Afshar Bidjars.

This link has a lot of good info - http://www.persiancarpetguide.com/sw-asia/Rugs/Persian/Bijar/Bijar_Rugs.htm