Borujerd rugs (Persian: قالی بروجرد qaliye borujerd) is a type of

Persian rug A Persian carpet ( fa, فرش ایرانی, translit=farš-e irâni ) or Persian rug ( fa, قالی ایرانی, translit=qâli-ye irâni ),Savory, R., ''Carpets'',(Encyclopaedia Iranica); accessed January 30, 2007. also known as Iranian ...

woven in

Borujerd Borujerd ( fa, بروجرد ''Borūjerd'') is a city and the capital of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province in western Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 234,997 persons. Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the ...

, Western

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Borujerd rugs are different from Luri rugs as well as rugs of Arak and Central Iran. However, they have more features similar with rugs of Hamadan province. Borujerd rugs are often produced in small (one to two square meters) using local wool and natural colors. Families in the city of Borujerd and its surrounding villages are involved in producing hand-made rugs and carpets. After establishment of the British-Switzerland company Ziegler & Co. in Sultanabad ( Arak) in 1883, this company showed interest in Borujerd rugs because of close distance as well as the quality and durability of Borujerdi rugs. The company also had a large-scale trade with Borujerd for supplying quality natural wool and colors from Borujerd. Borujerd rug is mostly woven by rural families in

Oshtorinan Oshtorinan ( fa, اشترينان, ''oŝtorinān, Ashtarian,'' also Romanized as Oshtorīnān and Oshtornīān) is a town and the capital of Oshtorinan District, in Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was ...

in north and in Silakhor in south of

Borujerd County Borujerd County ( fa, شهرستان بروجرد) is located in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Borujerd Borujerd ( fa, بروجرد ''Borūjerd'') is a city and the capital of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province in w ...

rather than the city of Borujerd.Borujerd rugs. ISNA, Nov. 9, 2012
Full report
(in Persian)

References

Rugs and carpets Borujerd Iranian culture {{furniture-stub