Where To Buy Carpets In Baku

President of turkmenistan visited the azerbaijan national carpet museum march 11 2020.

Where to buy carpets in baku. The amount of produced silk is very little due to that reason the prices for a real silk carpet made in azerbaijan are extremely high. Actually baku is very modern city. Being around in this city for a while i would recommend to buy carpets in carpet stores inside the old city s walls. Everyone can get a carpet and a number of gorgeous handicrafts in inner city.

A lot has been written about buying carpets and taking them out of azerbaijan so i want to share my recent experience. What you can buy in baku and not in any other city with such low prices is caviar. You can buy carpets at sadarak shopping center. Answer 1 of 2.

Azerkhalcha is the local distinguished brand operating since 1928 which offers exhibition salon and a shop in the old town. Poster in baku magazine s new issue. Here is a link to some recent changes in az export rules. More likely than not smaller street markets will serendipitously appear.

If you want to learn more about he carpets of azerbaijan the carpet museum is a good place to start the impressive building still known for its original purpose as the lenin museum is located on 123a neftchilar av. Most of the shops in baku sell persian style silk carpets produced in china sometimes also hiding this information from buyers. Icheri sheher is a great place to buy traditional carpets and souvenirs elena odareeva shutterstock other markets in baku visit baku and stroll through the streets. Exporting certificates for azerbaijan s carpets.

If you don t want to go outside the city then give a try to ahmad rajabli street. However to buy a really quality piece you need to know several things about carpet making in azerbaijan and i am happy to share them with you. Azerbaijan offers tourists carpets with national ornament which you can find in specific shops located all around baku and azerbaijan regions. Carpets of azerbaijan can be flat weave and pile weave.

The most popular type of flat weave rugs produced now in azerbaijan is called soumak and kilim. Even without big bargaining skills you would find better prices there then in a souvenir store downtown. It is a big shopping area like an outlet just outside baku where you can find pretty much everything you need. This extremely expensive delicacy can be found much cheaper than in europe and it is very quality as originally from the caspian sea.