HERIZ
Heriz Rugs are made in the Heriz district about 40 miles
west of Tabriz in Northwest Iran. The Heriz rugs reflect a
geometric rendering of Tabriz designs. Heriz is the
market center collection point for the region in Iran
in-between Tabriz and Ardabil. Heriz is one of the more
important production areas for the US market. The wool
is excellent and the construction is sound making
hard-wearing durable carpets. Next to Bijars these are
some of the toughest Persian carpets.
Ahar is the northern end of the region and produces the
most curvilinear carpets. It runs east to Sarab, south to
Duz Duzan and west to Bilverdi. There are various
grades of Heriz from finest to coarsestthey are Ahar,
Mehraban, Serapi, Bakshaish, and Gorevan. They use
a cotton foundation and the knot counts average from
25 to 80 per square inch.
