Ghiordes

"(Ghiordes). Old but small town with a very important carpet weaving tradition. From the seventeenth to the beginning of the nineteenth centuries, one of the weaving centres of the Ottoman Empire. Famous for its prayer rugs and 'double niche' Kiz Gordes rugs. Usually wool pile on a cotton foundation with approximately 1,200-1,500 knots per sq.dm. " - from Oriental Rugs Volume 4 - Turkish by K.Zipper & C.Fritzsche