Quba rugs and carpets are named for a town that is located in Azerbaijan Republic not far from the Caspian Sea; therefore, making Kubas a sub-division of Caucasian carpets. Kuba is at once a city and an area that was formerly a Khanate (the equivalent to a state region in the traditional Persian system) of Azerbaijan.2 Within the Kuba genre itself, there exist many subdivisions including: Alpan-Kuba, Karagashli, Konaghend, Chi Chi, Perepedil, Seychour and Zejwa.
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Further reading
- Neff, Ivan C. and Carol V. Maggs. Dictionary of Oriental Rugs. London: AD. Donker LTD, 1977. ISBN 978-0-949937-35-3
- Gans-Ruedin, E. Caucasian Carpets. New York: Rizzoli, 1986. ISBN 0-253-32555-2
- Eiland, M. L. Oriental Rugs. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976. {{ISBN|978-0-8212-0643-0