The meshed carpet rarely has fewer than 6 border strips, but often up to 12. They are filled with flowers and tendrils or flowering branches; the main colors of these carpets are blue or red. Meshed, meaning “place of the martyrs” or tomb, is a famous pilgrimage site for Shiites and the capital of Khorassan Province. Until the turn of the century, only those Chorrasan carpets that were at least 250 x 350 cm in size were called meshed. Size: 335 x 250 cm ca. 300.00 Knotts per qm red - dark blue - light brown Hand knotted in Iran This rug was exported from Iran before 1st January 2015