Azerbaijani delegation visits Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat PHOTO

A delegation from Azerbaijan, together with media representatives, visited the Turkmen National Carpet Museum in Turkmenistan.

Museum expert Kyzylgül Amanova provided detailed information to Deputy Minister of Culture Murad Huseynov, adviser to the minister Orkhan Fikratoglu, and other guests, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

She noted that the museum houses a Turkmen carpet listed in the Guinness World Records. The carpet weighs 1.2 tons.

According to Amanova, the carpet was woven in 2001 and entered the Guinness World Records in 2003. Its total area is 301 square meters.

The expert also outlined the museum’s activities, noting that it was established in the capital Ashgabat by decree of former President Saparmurat Niyazov on 20 March 1993 to preserve and develop Turkmen carpet-weaving traditions. The museum’s collection includes more than 2,000 exhibits, with ongoing efforts to expand the archive through the acquisition of antique carpets.

By Jeyhun Aghazada