CYRUS. Founder of the ancient Persian monarchy.
DAGHESTAN (Dä' gĕs-tăn). A district in Russian Caucasia on the Caspian Sea, north of Baku. It covers 11,352 square miles and has a population of 587,000. For description of the so-called Daghestan rug, see Caucasian classification.
DEMIRDJI (Dā-mēr' jĭ). Means "ironsmith" or "blacksmith." A city of Anatolia.
DERBEND (Dĕr-bĕnt'), Derbent, meaning "a fortified gate." A city in the province of Daghestan on the Caspian Sea. The inhabitants are mostly Tartar. For description of Derbend rugs, see Caucasian classification.
ELIZABETHPOL. Name of a province and a fortified city, the latter of which was formerly known as Ganga.
ENILE, Inely. One of the better type of rugs woven at Oushak.
FARSISTAN or FARS (Fär-sĭs-tăn'). A province in Northwestern Persia with a population of 1,700,000, composed mostly of the wandering Arabs and Kashkais, who make high-class rugs of the softest and best dyed wool. Shiraz is the leading town.
FERAIDAN. A Persian district ruled by Ispahan. The rugs made there are woven in imitation of the Feraghan quality.
FERAGHAN (Fēr' ä-hän). A district in Persia near Sultanabad. For description of the so-called Feraghan rugs, see Persian classification.
GANGA. A Caucasian city ninety miles southeast of Tiflis. Now known as Elizabethpol.
GAROUS. A district in Persia producing a good quality of rugs.
GENGHIS (Jĕn' gĭs), Guenja, Ganga, Guenje, Guendjie. The name of a tribe of Nomads living in the vicinity of Elizabethpol.
GHILEEM, Khilim, Killim, Kilim (Kēē'-lŭm). Names given to a napless rug which is woven in nearly all of the Oriental rug-weaving countries. A full description may be found in the chapter on Ghileems, page 311.
GULESTAN. Meaning "The Rose Garden," name applied to one of the better type of rugs woven at Oushak.
HAMADAN (Hä-mä-dän'), Hamadie, Hamidieh. A city in Northwestern Persia, southwest of Sultanabad, with a population of 35,000. It is the ancient Ekbatana where Esther and Mordecai were buried. For description of Hamadan rugs, see Persian classification.
HARDJLI, or Princess Bokhara. The name given to a rug made by the Tekke Turkomans. It usually consists of a design of a cross inclosed in a square.
HERAT (Hĕr-ät') is the capital of Afghanistan, on the Persian border, and its principal trade is with Meshed. For description of Herat rugs, see Persian classification.