Avshar

/ɑvˈʃɑr/ noun

A type of hand-woven carpet or rug made by Avshar people, traditionally from the Anatolia region of Turkey.

From the Avshar, a Turkic-speaking nomadic people of the Anatolian plateau. The word comes directly from the people's ethnic name, following the pattern of many carpet types named after their makers.

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