The fez (, plural fezzes or fezes ), or tarboosh ( /, ALA-LC: ṭarbūsh ), is a felt hat either in the shape of a truncated cone or of a short cylinder, made of kilim fabric, red in colour, usually with a tassel attached to the top.

The floor is decorated with 373 rug and kilim ( Turkish carpet ) patterns, and is made of travertine in various colors.

Inside the towers, geometric ornamentation inspired by traditional Turkish carpet ( kilim ) patterns and motifs, can be found on the towers ' ceilings in fresco technique.

In this use, Gelim includes both pile rugs and flat weaves ( such as kilim and soumak ).

The crafts of Shiraz consist of inlaid mosaic work of triangular design ; silver-ware ; pile carpet-weaving and weaving of kilim, called gilim and jajim in the villages and among the tribes.

Types of oriental flatwoven carpet include kilim, soumak, plain weave, and tapestry weave.

the carpet ( kilim ) industry remains dominant in the town.

The oldest piece of kilim which we have any knowledge was obtained by M. A. Stein, the archaeological explorer ; a fragment from an ancient settlement near Khotan, which was buried by sand drifts about the fourth or fifth century CE.

Various forms of the word are used in other languages ( e. g. Turkish: kilim, Greek: κιλίμι, Bosnian: ćilim, Albanian: qilim, Polish: kilim, Bulgarian: килим ' kylym ', Polish: kilim, ,' kylym ', Lithuanian kilimas, Kurdish: berr.

Most kilim weaves are " weft-facing ", i. e., the horizontal weft strands are pulled tightly downward so that they hide the vertical warp strands.

In fact, it is more of a variety of kilim than carpet.

The Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art, opened in 2006, houses a representative display of 400 objects with the highlight being the Ardabil Carpet, the centrepiece of the gallery.

The other sophisticated tradition was the Persian carpet which reached its peak in the 16th and early 17th century in works like the Ardabil Carpet and Coronation Carpet ; during this century the Ottoman and Mughal courts also began to sponsor the making in their domains of large formal carpets, evidently with the involvement of designers used to the latest court style in the general Persian tradition.

* Azeri separatists in Iran want to re-unite the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Ardabil with Azerbaijan.

He had Tabriz evacuated of its inhabitants while he waited at Ardabil with his army.

Old Persian: Arta + Farnah ( endowed with the Glory of Righteousness ); Arta's equivalent in Middle Persian becomes Arda / Ard / Ord that could be seen in names such as Ardabil ( Arta vila or Arta city ), Ardavan ( protected or protecting Arta ) and Ordibehesht ( the best Arta ).

A farmer's son born in Givi ( Ardabil Province, Iran ) in appearance Khalkhali was " a small, rotund man with a pointed beard, kindly smile, and a high-pitched giggle.

Located north west of Iran, Zanjan covers joint borders with seven provinces-East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Hamadan, Kordestan, Gilan, Ghazvin and Ardabil.

The Talishis generally identify themselves with the ancient Cadusians, who inhabited the area to the southwest of Caspian Sea, bounded on the north by Kura River, including modern provinces of Ardabil and Zanjan.

Ardabil rugs feature motifs that are very similar to Caucasian rugs, but with more motifs and objects woven into the borders.

Marching from Ardabil, he convinced the rulers of Astara and Gaskar to surrender peacefully, and then met up with Öljeitü.

Hasan Buzurg is also remembered for his friendship with Shaikh Saf ' i al-Din ( d. 1334 ) of the Ardabil order.

When his master, Najm al-Dīn Kubrā, was murdered in 618 / 1221, Dāya fled to Hamadan, then to Ardabil, and then to Anatolia where he finally settled with a fellow contemporary master Rumi.

This district was probably bounded on the North by the river Cyrus ( today Kura, in the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, historically known as Arran and Caucasian Albania ), and on the South by the river Mardus ( today Sefid River ), and corresponds with the modern Iranian provinces of Gilan and Ardabil.

In the 15th century, Ardabil was the center of an organization designed to keep the Safavid leadership in close touch with its murids in Azerbaijan, Iraq, eastern Anatolia, and elsewhere.

The patterns are predominantly geometric and the most common layouts on Ardabil rugs are medallions, multiple connected diamond-shaped medallions, and all-over octagonal shapes.

* December 9 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: the Khazars defeat and destroy an Umayyad army of some 25, 000 men under al-Djarrah ibn Abdullah

The Azeri population of Iran is mainly found in the northwest provinces: East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan ( although Kurds are the majority there ), Ardabil, Zanjan, and in some regions of Kordestan, Hamadan and Markazi.

not entertained a significant foreign presence, such as Ardabil, it seems that the

Famous athletes such as Ali Daei and Hossein Rezazade are originally from Ardabil.

* 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: the Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Djarrah ibn Abdullah.

* The Ardabil Carpet is brought to London.

In 1209, the brothers Mkhargrdzeli laid waste to Ardabil – according to the Georgian and Armenian annals – as a revenge for the local Muslim ruler's attack on Ani and his massacre of the city ’ s Christian population.

* Sirch ( Kerman ), Sar ' eyn ( Ardabil ) and Geno ( Bandar Abbas ) are notable hot springs in Iran.

Khan was the title of the rulers of various break-away states later reintegrated in Iran, e. g. 1747 – 1808 Khanate of Ardabil ( in northwestern Iran east of Sarab and west of the southwest corner of the Caspian Sea ), 1747 – 1813 Khanate of Khoy ( northwestern Iran, north of Lake Urmia, between Tabriz and Lake Van ), 1747 – 1829 Khanate of Maku ( in extreme northwestern Iran, northwest of Khoy, and 60 miles south of Yerevan, Armenia ), 1747 – 1790s Khanate of Sarab ( northwestern Iran east of Tabriz ), 1747 – c. 1800 Khanate of Tabriz ( capital of Iranian Azerbeidjan ).

In Iran, it is spoken in East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan, and parts of Kurdistan, Hamadan, Qazvin and Gilan.

Abbas learnt the Ottoman plan was to invade via Azerbaijan, take Tabriz then move on to Ardabil and Qazvin, which they could use as bargaining chips to exchange for other territories.

Abbas refused and pretended he was ready to set fire to Ardabil and retreat further inland rather than face the Ottoman army.

When the vizier heard the news, he decided to march on Ardabil right away.

* Ayatollah Khamenei in the city of Ardabil reading different poems in Azerbaijani language about Imam Hussein and events in Karbala.

Ardabil Province (, Ostān-e Ardabīl ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.

Its centre is the city of Ardabil.

The population of Ardabil province is mainly composed of Azeris.

The natural features of the province of Ardabil are mentioned in the Avesta, according to which Zoroaster was born by the river Aras and wrote his book in the Sabalan Mountains.

During the Islamic conquest of Iran, Ardabil was the largest city in Azarbaijan, and remained so until the Mongol invasion period.

Yet Ardabil remained an important city both politically and economically until modern times.

The province is divided into 9 counties: Ardabil, Bilasavar, Germi, Khalkhal, Kowsar, Meshginshahr, Namin, Nir, and Parsabad.