Where to buy Carpets Route de la soie

The Tufenkian Group, which already has several hotels to its credit in Armenia, including Historic in Yerevan itself, has also become known for its carpets, which are part of an authentic Armenian tradition. Its show room in the centre of Yerevan, close to Vernissaj, offers a large selection of carpets from the Caucasus region, but also from Central Asia and Tibet, as well as other handicrafts, on display for sale alongside furniture and other accessories.

Ikhtior carpets are made with love and concern for quality. Cotton, wool and silk are in the spotlight, Bukharian, Turkmen, Iranian and Afghan carpets... The most beautiful pieces can take more than a year of work! Ikhtior will never sell you a carpet on the sly, without taking the time to detail its origin and symbolism. Representing the sixth generation of craftsmen in his family, he obviously knows all the tricks of the trade... weaving!

Just steps away from the carpet museum across the street, this state store sells beautiful carpets. They are a bit expensive, but the price of the export certificate is included and the administrative procedures can be tedious.

He commented in French on the reasons for a prayer béloutche or a senneh. He will gladly show you how to repair a carpet. Syria manufactures very good wool mechanical carpets (brand Palmyra).

The store offers a wide selection of handmade rugs and oriental carpets. Customers can buy in-store. Customer reviews are positive, with a rating of 5/5 for product quality and service. Customers also appreciate the fast delivery of products ordered online.

Samani Gallery, a simple carpet shop? Certainly not! It is a temple, a historic monument! Within a vast space of calm, carpets are exposed and baptized as real works of art. Their lighting and staging puts their motifs in value as never and reveal a work of incomparable craftsmanship. Besides taking aspects of art gallery, the place is also an invitation to travel. Most of the carpets are in fact oriental and old. By means of drawings, traditions and landscapes, the richness of the East is inevitably séduit. To dress inside one of these large and beautiful pieces, you will have to spend at least 4 000 €. And to be guided and advised, David and René Samani, the owners of the site, share their expertise with pleasure. Please note that they also put it in the service of justice. This is to say if they know their products!

This US-based company offers a wide range of rugs and kilims from Armenia and the Orient in general, especially from Iran and Central Asia. Many of the rugs are handmade, but there are also industrial ones. The shop is located on the southwestern outskirts of Yerevan, on the shores of Lake Yerevan, in the Davitashen district. Although it is a bit out of the way, the shop is worth a visit for the profusion of carpets offered for sale, guaranteed by a certificate which is essential to avoid hassles at the customs.

Nakkaş Halı welcomes travellers from all over the world as well as locals, all of whom have come for the quality of the carpets. The reputation of the place is well established: created by Turkish carpet experts for more than 30 years, it offers an incredible collection of more than 20,000 knotted carpets and kilims, embroidered Turkish carpets. In addition to these handmade handcrafted works of art, there are also modern models with contemporary designs and colours.