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The region of Guba is by far the largest carpet hub in Azerbaijan. Located in the
country’s north-east, it comprises the mountainous, foothill and level ground areas.
The mountainous carpet production cluster includes villages like Gonaghkand, Khashi,
Jimi, Afurja, Erfi, Sekhub, Budug, Qyryz, Jek, Khan, Salmesoyud.
The foothill cluster consists of villages like Fyndughan, Amirkhanly, Alikhanly,
Khalfalar, Gyando, Piramsan, Biliji, Shahnazarli, Pirebedil, Zeyva,
Zohrami,
Sumagoba, Khyrdagul-Chichi, Syrt-Chichi, Dere-Chichi and Sabatlar.
In the level ground area, the carpet production was centered around the Shabran val-
ley including Chay Karakashly, Adji Karakashly, Susinli Karakashly, Sarvan, Davachi,
Mollakamally and other villages.
The Guba carpets encompass more than 30 various compositions featuring multiple
designs, complex geometrical patterns and moderate color gamut. The patterns
comprise stylized vegetal and animalistic motifs. The fringe is a particularly remarkable
part of the Guba carpets. With its intertwined patterns, it oftentimes occupies a large
part of the middle area. Carpets from Guba feature small but very elaborate ornament
motifs together with medallions of various shapes and highly stylized vegetal elements
placed in staggered order, with blue, ochreous yellow, white, dark blue and brown as
dominant colors.
The Guba carpet compositions like
Alpan
,
Gonaghkand
,
Alchagul-Chichi’, Khyrdagul-
Chichi, Gymyl, Pirebedil, Zeyva, Biliji, Ugah, Afurja, Ordudj, Jimmi, Gedim Minare,
Syrt-Chichi
and others feature a very high density of knots, elaborate structure,
complex patterns, refined shapes and harmonious color combinations. Besides piled
carpets, Guba is also known for cut-pile works like sumakh, palas and other rugs.
Density of the Guba carpets varies 40x40 to 55x55 knots in a square decimeter, thus
reaching 160-300 thousand knots per square meter.