ij an , ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Tab riz . ▁Such ▁r ugs ▁are ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Mount ▁Sab al an . ▁ ▁Ar d abil ▁rug ▁and ▁Ar d abil ▁car pet ▁origin ate ▁from ▁Ar d abil . ▁Ar d abil ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁ill ust ri ous ▁history ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁car pet ▁we aving . ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Saf avid ▁D ynast y ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries ▁represented ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁car pet ▁making ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Kar ad agh ▁rug ▁or ▁Kar aja ▁rug ▁is ▁hand made ▁in ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Q ar ā je h ▁( Kar aja ), ▁in ▁the ▁Q are h ▁D ā gh ▁( Kar ad agh ) ▁region ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁border , ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Tab r ī z . ▁The ▁best - known ▁pattern ▁shows ▁three ▁geometric ▁med all ions ▁that ▁are ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁C au cas ian ▁car p ets . ▁The ▁central ▁one ▁has ▁a ▁l atch - ho oked ▁cont our ▁and ▁diff ers ▁in ▁colour ▁from ▁the ▁others , ▁which ▁are ▁eight - point ed ▁stars . ▁ ▁Food ▁indust ries ▁More ▁than ▁fifty ▁percent ▁of ▁entire ▁Iran ian ▁food ▁exports ▁are ▁carried ▁from ▁Iran ian ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁The ▁major ▁hub