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Geography and people describes the lifestyle of rug weavers whose way of life has a direct influence on their weaving. The lifestyle of many weaving tribes such asTurkomans, Baluchis, Lurs, Bakhtiaris, Kurds, Qashqais, Afshars, North Africans, Tibetans and Native Americans in addition to some tribes of Anatolia and the Caucasus can clearly be seen in their woven work; on the other hand, Indian, Chinese, Pakistani and some Iranian rug weavers are mainly city weavers whose lifestyle does not affect their weaving. Their weaving is affected by the demands of the Western market.

Therefore, this section will mainly be concerned with the life of tribal weavers. Some of the tribes mentioned above reside in more than one country as can be seen in the examples in this section.

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