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There are basically two kinds of "knots" used to make most pile-woven Oriental rugs: "Persian" and "Turkish" knots.
Both Persian (Senneh) and Turkish (Ghiordes) knots are usually tied around pairs of warp strings (but see "jufti
knots" below).

The Persian or Senneh knot is
asymmetric and may be open
to either the right or left. These
four Persian knots are open to
the right.
Turkish or Ghiordes knots are
symmetric. This example shows
four Turkish knots.
Jufti Knots
Jufti or "false" knots can be either Persian or Turkish style. Jufti knots are tied around four
warps instead of the normal two. A rug made with jufti knots uses half the material and takes
only half as much time to make -- but probably will only last half as long! It is common with
some rug types (such as BOKHARAS) to find areas of jufti knots interspersed with regular
Persian knots.
             PERSIAN JUFTI                                                             TURKISH JUFTI
Who uses which knot type? Most weaving areas use the Persian knot. Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
some areas of northwestern Iran use the Turkish knot:

  
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