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2,288 traditions so far, best known first. 12,326 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 1 moreTush kyizтуш кийиз An embroidered wall hanging made for a child's wedding in Kyrgyz and Kazakh homesCraft

🇦🇲 Yerevan, ArmeniaArmenian carpetՀայկական գորգ A handwoven textile tradition of knotted pile rugs and sacred geometric symbolsCraft

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 2 moreAla kiyizала кийиз Patterned felt carpets pressed by hand for the tents of Central Asian herdersCraft

🇦🇿 Baku, AzerbaijanAzerbaijani carpetAzərbaycan xalçası Handwoven floor and wall coverings from Azerbaijan, made by women in regional designsCraft

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Tush kyiz: Photo User:Zenwort, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Armenian carpet: VincentKeers, Public domain, source
Ala kiyiz: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbarry/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Azerbaijani carpet: Dmitri Yermakov, Public domain, source

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