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.