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Indian Rugs
Modern India is among the major producers of handmade rugs. Rug market is not among the most open and have accurate statistics, but according to some reports, in 1998, India exported rugs up to 500 million dollars. Much of the rugs production in India is targeted for export.
The main centres of production of rugs in India, Srinagar, Jaipur, Agra, Badohi, Amristar, Mirzapur, Ellora, etc. Many Indian rugs made in the Persian style, and the names of the styles that they copy. For example, the carpet may be called Indo Isfahan ", which means that the rug in the style of Isfahan, made in India. Of course, the Indian copies of Persian rugs, as well as Pakistani, Persian, inferior quality originals and are valued less - this applies not only to the city but to tribal rugs. For example, IKEA stores, along with Persian carpets "gabeh" also sell "gabeh" from Indian origin ( "Indo Gabbeh"), about twice as expensive as Persian.
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