Стр. 46 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Among Iravan carpets,
the samples belonging to
the Goyche province com-
prise Group IV, specifi-
cally due to their patterns
and colors. Carpets woven by Azer-
baijanis living in the Goyche prov-
ince resemble the compositions of
the Karabakh carpet weaving school.
The people of this province located
around Goyche Lake had strong cul-
tural and daily ties with
Karabakh. This relation-
ship demonstrated itself
mainly through folklore
and lifestyle.
Goyche was famous for its charming
nature, ashug culture, artistic embroi-
dery, coppersmith work, and pottery.
Sheep breeding was widespread in
this area, which provided beneficial
conditions for the development of
carpet weaving. Sheep
with black, gray, and brown wool were raised in Goyche
and plants were widely available for dyeing thread. All
these, and most importantly, carpet weavers who were able
to keep patterns alive for thousands of years in their collec-
tive memories gave Goyche carpets their uniqueness. The
natural colors of Goyche soaked into the carpets and remained bright
and vibrant. Goyche craftsmen reproduced the
surrounding landscape, green meadows, fresh
flowers and Turkish emblems passed from gen-
eration to generation on the carpets, kilims, me-
freshs, chuls, and other products. Goyche carpets
affirm the great culture, rich imaginations, and
artistic talents of carpet weavers.
The traces of place names encountered in
“The Book of Dede Korkut” can be identified
in many place names along Goyche Lake. Toponyms like Goyche
Province, Goyche Lake, Aglagan Mountain, and Aygur Spring are the
traces of the ancient culture and memories of Azerbaijanis. Goyche
Province is surrounded by
Aglagan Hill, Delik and
Chenlibel Mountains, as
well as Selimiye from the
south, and Murguz and
Shahdag ranges from the
north. When looking from
Shahdag, this province ap-
peared like a flowery sau-
cer with its center facing a mirror. The great Goyche province was fa-
mous not only for its magnificence and natural beauty, but also for
being home to national art and to well-known state poets. Saz masters
(ashugs) who lived and composed in the Goyche district warmed the
hearts of the Turkish world with their ashug mu-
sic. On both happy and sad days, the people of
this area tuned their saz, the heir of the ancient
gopuz, and expressed their heartbeats, inner feel-
ings, and sadness through its voice. There is no
corner of Goyche where there are no traces of the
Turkish Oghuz tribes. Strong reminders of the
Goyche province