Kairouan Carpets Prices

4 34 x 180 dinars gives a fair price of 780 dinars or taking the lower price 520 dinars.

Kairouan carpets prices. It has a population of about 120 000 and is much more typically tunisian than the coastal resorts apart from. Rare and vintage tunisian carpet embroidered like a tissue for wall private italian collection there are two pillows to complete. For centuries it has been one of tunisia s main carpet producers and is less than an hour s drive inland from sousse and its neighbouring resorts. The thick knotted pile carpets range from the classic kairouan model to incredibly varied designs.

The low pile carpets covered with geometric motifs or little stylised figures gazelle people are lighter and less expensive. If you do go carpet shopping i would suggest taking a note of the carpet types and texture codes the prices for each per square metre don t pay more. It is said that no fewer than 1 500 looms are still in use on which the women of kairouan knot the now world famous pile rugs. Before your visit decide what size carpet you want and where it will go in your home.

To muslims kairouan is known as a holy city but to visitors it s more like carpet city. From these come the wool for her most famous craft rugs and carpets. When you bargain with a shopkeeper expect to settle on a price that s about 20 30 less than the original asking price. A good carpet shop will have a large variety of styles sizes colors and designs.

Anyway the other thing to price our 25 26 mergoum carpet is the area also on the label 4 34 sqm. Soft sell versus hard sell. The main speciality of kairouan is impossible to ignore. The great mosque kairouan tunisia.

Some additional tips to make the most of your visit. They have different motives including the traditional mihrab and more modern designs as the hammamet the magic cupboard is a recent design inspired by traditional arab motives reminding the 1001 nights. Category 1960s tribal vintage tunisian rugs and carpets. Official carpet showroom or artisanat in former mansion of the governor or bey of kairouan tunisia filmed on 28 january 2008.

Kairouan carpets are hand knotted and made of pure sheep wool. See lu1379218228482 sn fs. A city of the steppes kairouan is the wool capital of tunisia with daily sheep markets. I would like to know roughly the approximate price for mergoum carpets of about 12 feet by 15 feet from kairouan.

Shopping in kairouan tunisia. I could not get this information in the usa and i cannot find a way to order one to replace my old one.