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Antique Zakatala rug with Fachralo design, North Azerbaijan, 19th century. Published in Hali Magazine, Issue 78


 At first glance this slightly later rug looks like a standard coiumercial period Fachralo' Kazak Heaving, hut its palette, structure and pile length all suggest that it should be attributed to the Zakalala region