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The next group was formed based on
the carpets from the provinces of Aparan,
Darachichak, and Talin. The carpets be-
longing to these provinces are also close
to the Gazakh School concerning their
compositional structures and elements.
Talin province has an elevation of 2047
m. The great Alagoz Mountain reaches to
4095 m. The mountain is volcanic. Since
ancient times fine carpets and carpet
products have been woven in this region
of striking landscapes like alpine mead-
ows and high mountains. Cattle rearing
developed well here. Breeding sheep with
fine wool resulted in a wealth of raw re-
sources to improve carpet weaving. Nat-
ural dyes increased the emotional impact
of the carpets woven here and added to
their arresting beauty.
The reason for the splendor and bril-
liance of Talin carpets came from the fine
and elastic wool used to spin yarn. These
carpets used seven, ten, or sometimes
more, colors and color shades. Carpet
weaving quarters existed in the Talin dis-
trict villages of Aynali, Guldervish, Ek-
erek, Ashnag, Mehriban, Irind, and Sul-
tanabad.
Aparan, situated 59 km northwest from
Iravan, is on the Gazakh River. The popu-
lation of this ancient city and surround-
ing villages consisted mostly of Azer-
baijani Turks, as evidenced by the place
names. With its complex nature, Aparan
is surrounded by snowy mountains to
the north and plains to the south. Alpine
meadows and bushes grown on the rocks
had their effect on carpet weaving arts in
this area, resulting in bright colors.
Different kinds of carpets,
mefreshs, khur-
juns, heyves, chuls,
and other household
goods were woven in the villages of Ba-
bakishi, Kireshli, and Duzkend. The art of
carpet weaving was eventually forgotten
in the city of Aparan, lingering in only a
very few houses.
The carpets of the Akhta district of Dara-
chichak Province (valley flower) were
famous. Situated 50 km from Iravan,
Darachichak and Akhta were the sum-
mer headquarters of the Iravan Khans.
The traces of the Summer Palace and the
Aparan, Darachichak, and Talin provinces
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