Azerbaijan’s love affair with carpets is an inextricable one — a much-revered art form that’s been woven into its cultural DNA since the Bronze Age and fervently preserved thereafter.

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.” ...

From ancient patterns to global collaboration, Azerbaijan celebrates the enduring legacy of carpet weaving in its historic Old City, Azernews reports. Beneath the ancient stone arches of Baku's ...

It is about energy and our life.” According to Abdullayeva, “Since Azerbaijan became independent, our government opened a company that exports throughout the world high quality hand-made carpets.

Azerbaijan’s love affair with carpets is an inextricable one — a much-revered art form that’s been woven into its cultural DNA since the Bronze Age and fervently preserved thereafter.

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.” ...

The Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, designed by Austrian architect Franz Janz, sits proudly on the city’s buzzy seaside promenade. Its three floors house a kaleidoscope of Azerbaijani carpets — ...

Today, the preservation of carpet weaving is so important to Azerbaijan that it is taught in some universities and colleges across the country.