Jozan rugs are made in the surroundings of the village Jozan

Jozan, Iran

Jozan village is located near the city of Malayer in Hamedan Province of Iran.The village economy is based on livestock, handicrafts and agriculture. Jozan rugs has been declared in the global markets. One of the major products of the village is grape and raisin grapes to be exported to domestic...

 - also spelled Josan - in the Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian Malayer

Malayer

Malayer , also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād) is a city in and capital of Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 153,748, in 40,750 families....

 area. Jozan rugs are quality rugs of the Sarouk

Sarouk Rug

A Sarouk Rug is a type of Persian rug from the province of Arak in Iran.Sarouk rugs are those woven in the village of Saruk and also the city of Arak, Iran and the surrounding countryside. Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of the last century. The early successes of the Sarouk rug are...

 type often with designs as early 20th century Sarouks. Jozan rugs are often called Jozan Sarouk or Malayer Sarouk in trade. In recent production the finer qualities are labelled Jozan and the less finer knotted are labelled Malayer

Malayer

Malayer , also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād) is a city in and capital of Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 153,748, in 40,750 families....

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They are double-wefted on a cotton foundation.

External links

• Photo guide Jozan rugs