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When someone mentions the word luxury items, the first words that come in our minds are diamonds, gold necklaces, gems, rare china, hard wood furniture, exotic tiles, Renaissance paintings, French mink coats, English kitchenware, and Italian shoes. Rugs or carpets, however, are very good investments nowadays as the Middle East are beginning to open its markets. Exotic rugs from Turkey and Iran are collector’s items because of their exquisite designs and origins. While the oldest rugs in Europe date back to the Crusades, there are extremely rare area rugs dating back to the first millennium which can be found in the Middle East.

The opening of the Middle East markets and emergence of ecommerce allows people from many different places in the world to acquire assorted rugs never been seen in the Western hemisphere. Some websites even boast their items radio carbon results (estimates the production year of ancient items) and their origins. This very enticing way to convince the Western World to buy exotic carpets can only be achieved through online means.

Buying luxury items is an investment exclusive for the rich but ordinary people can also join the trend. There are many great items and rare products in the Middle East. Carpet making originated in Persia and Asia Minor and the ancient ways of knitting and weaving carpets are still very much alive in the outskirts of Tehran and Istanbul. As more Middle Eastern governments change ways and open their markets, people from the other side of the world can start investing in carpets, myrrh, perfume, and other goods from that part of the world. As with anything else, we search for rare finds, although when it comes to these products it is possible to find rare yet cheap rugs online if you know where to look.