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Areas of this district like Karvansara and Dilijan are famous for
their thick forests. The Terse chay, Armudu, Ag Kilse, Goyerchin,
Polad, Salah, and Haggikhli villages were well known for their
carpets. The Agstafa River played an important role in the eco-
nomic life and agriculture of the Karvansara region. People used
to wash wool and carpets on both banks of this full river. The
carpets of this area were identifiable by their assorted colors and
fine patterns. On the carpets,
mefreshs
(catch-all),
khurjuns
(sad-
dlebag),
palazs
, and
chuls
(saddle blanket) woven in the district, it
is possible to find totems and emblems of mythological images
belonging to different tribes. The color harmony, artistic struc-
tures, pattern designs, and weaving styles encountered on the
flat-weave carpets,
kilims, vernis, sheddes
, and
zilis
are different
from those belonging to other districts. Carpets woven in Sham-
shaddin have unique patterns and color designs. In addition to
small and large medallions,
goshabuynuz
(double-horned),
dor-
dunsur
(four elements), s-shaped forms, hooked shapes, geomet-
ric shapes (triangles or squares),
gozqaytariji
(eye-catcher),
gay-
chibalig
,
gazayagi
(goose feet),
dilikli
(toothed) and other motifs
were also commonly employed.
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