YALAMEH Carpet Properties:

Visibility: YALAMEH rugs and runners have tribal patterns and a very warm look. A unique characteristic is three or more diamond-shaped medallions in a straight line. They are great with modern furniture.

Quality: YALAMEH rugs and carpets are among the best tribal rugs and carpets woven in IRAN.

Size & Shapes: YALAMEH rugs and carpets come in different sizes, but the majority of them are mid-size (4 x 6 to 8 x 10 feet).

Color: Dark red and light brown on a blue or orange background are the main colors in YALAMEH rugs and carpets.

Texture: Soft wool; thin, tight pile

Foundation: Warps is mostly cotton; wefts is either cotton or wool.

Knots: Usually you see flat woven rugs in YALAMEH , but there are some rugs with pile that have turkish knots.

Price: YALAMEH rugs and carpets have nice visibility for the right price. Expect to pay $4-$10 Per Square Foot (PSF) for a carpet from YALAMEH.

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Where is YALAMEH?

Qashqai Woman YALAMEH

Yalameh is the name given to the colourful southern Iranian carpets woven primarily in and around the village of Aliabad in the southern Iranian province of Fars In south of Fars Province in IRAN there is small village named Aliabad that produce Yalameh rugs, well known for top quality tribal rugs with beautiful diamond patterns, distinctive use of color, and imaginative designs. The local tribes are:

Qashqai
Khamseh
Lur
In the early nineteenth century, YALAMEH produced some very handsome and densely knotted rugs. These finest YALAMEH rugs have many beautiful colors and are skillfully divided into a lattice of diamonds that encloses a number of stylized geometrical animal, flower, and bird patterns.

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