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Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum has opened an exhibition titled "Silent Prayers: Cultural Heritage Preserved in the Zira ...

Two carpets donated to the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku the Nakhchivan carpet dating back to the 17th century and the Haji Gaib carpet dating back to the 19th century, were showcased as part of ...

(CNN) — For some, home is where the heart is. In Azerbaijan, however, the saying goes, “xalçam harada, yurdum orada,” meaning “wherever my carpet is, that’s where I live.” Azerbaijan’s love affair ...

In the country’s capital, Baku, the beloved carpet’s most striking embodiment comes in the form of a building shaped, rather remarkably, like a gargantuan, half-rolled carpet decorated with a golden ...