Mashhad Carpet Bazaar

The carpet bazaar of Mashhad remains from a grand bazaar near the Imam Reza holy shrine, which relates to the Qaznavid dynasty in Iran. This is one of the oldest traditional markets of Iran, belongs to many businesses, but gradually was assigned to the Persian carpet trade. The Mashhad carpet bazaar has dome roofs and clay structures with the main path, with several carpet stores on both sides. There is also a mosque in this bazaar, where domestic people hold ceremonies. You can find many rug styles in the Mashhad carpet bazaar, from rugs of curvilinear designs from professional town and villages workshops like Mashad, Birjand, Quchan, and Kashmar to rugs with diverse and symbolic geometric designs like Baluch, Turkmen, Kurdish rugs. This market distributes machine-made carpets near its handmade carpets, too, so you will have this opportunity to compare and choose between many types and materials.

Various types and styles of Persian handmade and machine-made carpets are offered there, such as Mashad, Birjand, Baluch, Turkmen, and all Mashad village's rug styles. Also, picture carpet is one of the prominent production in this bazaar.

Polishing and repairing services for both handmade and machine-made carpets

The exact history of the Grand Bazaar of Mashhad isn't apparent, but some sources say that it was established in the Qaznavid dynasty in the 11th century. This Bazaar grew during the Safavid empire as Shia grew too. Due to the situation of the Bazaar near Imam Reza's holy shrine, it always had prosperity till the government decided to destroy some parts of this Grand bazaar in 1970. The Mashhad carpet bazaar is the only remaining part of the leading traditional Mashhad bazaar that is fully dedicated to the Persian carpet industry. This market has always been an essential pole for handmade carpet producers of neighboring cities, villages, and tribes such as Khorasan Kurdish and Baluch tribes, Afghan tribes, and Turkmen tribes. Also, many villages that have produced unique rugs for many years, like Kashmar and Dorokhsh. for discovering rugs of various styles, Mashhad carpet bazaar offers you many distinct designs and styles.