[Skooz]

Persia = Iran. Really? Are you sure? Really?

The rug dealer we bought ours from (who immigrated from Lebanon in the 1970s) used the term "Persian rug" as a generic. "Lessee, thees Pershon rog was made een Pakistan; thees Pershon rog was made een Iran....."

[Cooter]

Technically a misnomer. I think most dealers use the term Persian Rug as shorthand for a rug based on Persian design. Ones actually manufactured in Iran are pretty rare today. It's similar to the use of the term champagne.