Koliai er en Kurdisk stamme. De fine og slidstærke tæpper knyttedes oprindeligt i store størrelser af uld fra Kurdisk bjergfår. Koliai er en fremragende kvalitet til prisen. designet er oftest holdt i store geometriske mønstre.

"The main party of the population in Iran is of Persian origin, but there are also minorities. One of These are the Kurds who mainly live in the western parts of the country in the provinces of Kurdestan, Zandjan and Kermanshah. They used to live like nomads, but are Nowadays more resident and practice agriculture and stock farming. The but can be recognized by their outfits with baggy pants and a wide belt. About five million Kurds live in Iran and large Kurdish areas can also be found in Turkey and western Iraq.

The Kurds are known as good carpet weave. The carpets are firmly tied with a High arrows and a saturated color scale. Older carpets are Koliai woven on a warp of wool, while the younger has a cotton warp, both with two weft between the rows of knots. Their patterns often have large, geometrical figures in dull colors. A pattern with small diagonally placed squares is also common. The workmanship is strong; the carpets are heavy and compact with good durability. The classical measures are 150-160x300-330 cm, rather narrow in relation to the length.

Kurdish village carpets are usually sold under Koliai the name (also Kolyai) or Songhur. Other carpets woven by the Kurds are Bidjar and Senneh. "

Knot density: 50-200000 knots/m2

The most common rug sizes are:
130x210, 160x280 & 150x300 cm.