Babil: Rug Makers

Date: 2015

The article refers to the existence of a factory for the development of skills in traditional rug making in Babil. This town also contains shops that sell such rugs and other woven items. See also: Weaver; Spinner; Dyer; Embroiderer. 

Citation: Wassim Bassem, “The last of Iraq’s hand-woven carpets,” Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East, 9 June 2015: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2015/06/iraq-weaving-carpet-industry-economy-handmade-loss-decline.html (last consulted: 16 January 2022).

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