In the persiaian Province of Fars, small villages around the city of ShirAzerbaijan constantly carpet-weave. Carpets from ShirAzerbaijan resemble the common grandeur of all Persian rugs; however, because of the diverse nature of ShirAzerbaijan due to events such as migration, rugs from ShirAzerbaijan are occasionally similar to those from Qashqai, Khamseh, Basseri, Afshar, Abadeh and Luri. Regardless, ShirAzerbaijan carpets still retain a sense of originality and distinctiveness since nearly all of them are handmade as opposed to being made commercially in factories. They are large, often coarse, use a fixed loom, possess symmetrical knots, and are made to sell. Consequently, ShirAzerbaijan rugs are ever in demand, attested from their sales popularity worldwide.
