✔ Some well-known Ardabil rugs are "Ardabil," "Sheikh Safi," "Sarabi," "Shah Abbasi," and "Mir.
✔ Ardabil carpets include themes comparable to Caucasian rugs, but the borders have additional motifs and objects woven in. In addition, the colors are lighter.
✔ The famous Ardabil carpets were initially placed at the Mosque of Ardabil, in the Iranian province of Azerbaijan, around 1539–40, during the reign of the Safavid king Shah Tahmasp I (1524–76).
✔ In comparison to other Persian carpets, their knot density is relatively coarse. Nonetheless, they are of excellent quality and look in good condition, attributed to the thin pile.