Bokhara Royal Tekke english rug This design can be seen

This design can be seen in the tile walls of the Alhambra royal palace

as Western influence expanded across the Middle East

They also claim that the more geometric shaped guls such as the lozenge-shaped ones signify women and that when they are attached to other guls they signify women and men together joining hands

It was commissioned for the transport of English troops to and from India

this carpet is hand-knotted in Pakistan from pure wool

Bokhara Royal Tekke english rug This design can be seenA Brief History of Bokhara Rugs & Carpets Bokhara is a term widely used in the West to refer to carpets and rugs made by various Turkmen tribes of Central Asia. Their history dates back centuries. The Turkomans were situated to the north of what is now called Afghanistan. During the early 1900s, the name of Bukhara, a city in Uzbekistan, was given to these rugs. The Turkomans were an industrious people who would barter their trade for food, clothing,