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Also Known As sajjāda • namāzlik

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Ghiordes prayer rug from western Anatolia, early 19th century; in a New York state private collection.
Dagestan prayer rug
Kırşehir prayer rug from Anatolia, about 1900; in a private collection in New Jersey.
Mujur prayer rug from Anatolia, 19th century; in a New York state private collection
Mujur prayer rug, late 18th or early 19th century. 1.80 × 1.50 metres.
Melas prayer rug, Transylvanian type, 18th century. 1.72 × 1.29 metres.
Figure 82: Specialized rugs. (right) Wool prayer rug from Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman, 16th century. The field contains a mihrab, or prayer niche, with a mosque lamp hanging in the central arch.
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