The art of Azerbaijani carpet-making, which has developed over the centuries and enriched by the experience of the best carpet masters, is divided into eight carpet-making schools: Quba, Shirvan, Baku, Ganja, Kazakh, Karabakh, Nakhchivan and Tabriz.1.      Guba carpets  have geometric patterns consisting of stylized floral, sometimes animal motifs. Medallion pattern style is also common in the carpets of this school. The Kuba school of carpet weaving includes more than thirty different motifs and color compositions. 2.      Baku carpets stand out  with their softer structure, intensity of colors , originality of artistic elements and fineness of patterns. Carpet  ornaments are dominated by geometric shapes and curvilinear floral elements. Carpets belonging to the Baku group usually use dark blue , rarely red and yellow colors.  3.     Shirvan carpets are known for their rich and complex pattern combinations since the Middle Ages . One of the most important characteristics of Shirvan carpets is their large size, high density and in some cases they are woven in "dest xali" format. 4.      Gence carpets are distinguished by their sparsely knotted, thick pile and geometric patterned structure. These carpets are mostly dominated by navy blue, garnet red and purple colors. 5.      Kazakh carpet-weaving school includes the western regions of Azerbaijan, Borchali in Georgia and the Goycha region, where Azerbaijanis lived in Armenia until 1988. The carpets of this school use a small number of colors to create a harmonious color palette. 6.      Karabakh school of carpet weaving  covers both mountainous and plain areas of the region. Karabakh carpets are famous for their artistic structure, technological features and color scheme. The color palette used in Karabakh carpets is very rich and contains the most subtle shades reflecting the nature of the region. 7.      Tabriz carpet-making school is one of the oldest and most famous carpet-making schools in Azerbaijan. The knotted and unknotted carpets of this school are distinguished by artistic design, color harmony and various motifs. The famous “Sheikh Sefi” carpet woven in Tabriz is now preserved as a valuable museum piece in London.It should be noted that carpet weaving schools can be grouped in different numbers by art historians. Art historian and carpet artist Latif Kerimov was the first to research and classify Azerbaijani carpets. 

Examples of decorative and applied arts, including art products of practical importance in society and everyday life (tapestry, ceramics, embroidery, embroidery, weaving, weaving, jewelry), as well as objects made by casting, woodworking, forging, metalworking, engraving, carving, carving, burning, making motifs on walls, ornamentation, have appeared in Azerbaijan since time immemorial. Carpet weaving, which is included in these branches of art, should be especially mentioned. The writings of ancient Greek philosophers and archaeological excavations show that the peoples living in the territory of Azerbaijan were interested in carpet-weaving since ancient times. Because all the materials needed for practicing this art (sheep breeding to obtain wool, natural dyes obtained from various plant species) were available here. One of the unique characteristics of our people is the art of carpet weaving. Carpets are made of ropes made of wool, cotton, silk and other materials; the more twisted the rope, the stronger it is. Initially, our people wove carpets to meet their daily needs, but over time this simple occupation was elevated to a high art level.   Azerbaijan is famous for its carpet art among the countries of the Near East and Central Asia. Azerbaijan, including South Azerbaijan, which was once separated from us, has produced such valuable carpets for centuries that today they are preserved and exhibited in the most famous museums of the world. The small-sized suede carpet “The Battle of the Dragon and Simurg” woven in Karabakh in the XVth century, now preserved in the Pergamon Art Museum in Berlin, and the carpet “Sheikh Sefi” woven in Ardabil in the XVI century, now on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, are among the rarest examples of world art. Two works kept under glass in European museums are always preserved under special conditions. One of them is Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” or “Cokonda” in the Louvre Museum, and the other is Azerbaijan’s largest (56 m2) “Sheikh Sefi” carpet of that period, with its unique composition, motifs and harmonious colors. History of Carpet Making:   The history of carpet weaving in Azerbaijan dates back to ancient times. The discovery of remains from the 4th-3rd millennium BC in archaeological excavations proves that carpet weaving was widely spread as a branch of art. The discovery of traces of mats from the 4th millennium BC reveals that mats, which show the weaving technique of kilims, the ancestor of pile-free carpets, were used as flooring at that time.    Research shows that Azerbaijan has a carpet weaving school in the Caucasus. Worldwide, 90% of the patterns known as Caucasian…