Qum or Ghom is an Iranian city that is regarded as holy by the Shiites. The weaving of Qum rugs began on a large scale in the 1930's and they have experimented with various designs of old rugs such as Senna, Kashan, Isfahan and other renowned Persian rugs. A new generation of designers created new designs with rare colours for Persian rugs, like light green and turquoise-blue. This way Qum silk rugs developed an original character of their own. Among the many famous projectsis the Garden: a design with several repeated blocks, within which are depicted flowers or animals (images of birds, winged lions, and dragons), old Persian hunting representations or various historical scenes. Prayer rugs with various religious themes are also well known. The rugs have a high knot density and high class materials. Silk and fine quality wool establish them as very high quality rugs.
