KARAJE RUG

also called Karadagh, floor covering handmade in or near the village of Qarajeh (Karaje), in the Qareh Dagh (Karadagh) region just south of the Azerbaijan border, northeast of Tabriz, Iran. The best-known pattern shows three geometric medallions that are somewhat similar to Caucasian carpets. The central one has a latch-hooked contour and differs in colour from the others, which are eight-pointed stars. The rugs are all-wool and Ghiordes-knotted. Karadagh runners are similar to those of Karabagh but are more Persian in appearance.