It has a population of 100,000 and is one of the greatest rug centres in Anatolia. For description of the so-called Oushak rugs, see Turkish classification.
PARA (Pā-rä'). Piece of Turkish money equivalent to about one mill of American money.
PERGAMON (Pĕr' gä-mon), Pergamos. The name of the ancient Greek Kingdom in the northeastern part of Asia Minor, which is now known as Bergama.
PERSIA. A kingdom of Southwestern Asia occupying the western half of the Iranian plateau, which rises to the height of from six to eight thousand feet between the valleys of the Indus and the Tigris. It has an area of more than a million square miles and a population of over eight million inhabitants. The capital is Teheran.
PIASTER (Pǐ-ăs' tẽr). A piece of Turkish money equal to less than four cents of our money.
ROULEZ. Persian word meaning "jewel." See Lule.
SAMARKAND (Săm' är-känd), Samarcand, "The Head of Islam." Name of province and city in Russian Turkestan. The former with an area of 26,627 square miles, and a population of 858,000; the latter is a very interesting city with a population of 55,000. For description of the so-called Samarkand rugs, see Turkestan classification.
SARABAND (Săr' ä-bănd), Serebend, Selville. Names given to a class of rugs woven at Sarawan, a district in Persia just south of Feraghan. See Persian classification.
SARAKHS (Sä-räks'). A frontier town of 10,000 inhabitants in the northeastern corner of Persia on the Tijend River. See Bijar.
SARAWAN (Să' rä-wän). A district of Persia just south of Feraghan. See Saraband.
SARUK (Sä-rōōk'), Sarouk. A village in the district of Feraghan, not far from Sultanabad. See Persian classification.
SAVALAN (Să' vä-län). The name of a mountain in Azerbijan province. A name often given in the American market to products of Sultanabad. For description of the so-called Savalan rugs, see Sultanabad, under the Persian classification.
SENNA (Sěn' nä), Sehna, Sinneh, Sinn. A city in Western Persia just north of Hamadan. Here rugs are made which are quite different from those made anywhere else in the Orient. See Persian classification.
SERAPI (Sě-răp' ě), Serab, Sirab. Name applied to some of the Herez rugs. See Persian classification.
SHAH ABBAS (Sha-Abbas). A popular Persian ruler of the 16th century. His name has been given to a favorite design which originated during his reign.