An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile.

By definition - Oriental rugs are rugs that come from the orient. The simple definition of the term would be - rugs that come from (were made in) an Asian Country such as: China and Vietnam in the east to Turkey; Maghreb countries; Cyprus and Iran in the west and the Caucasus in the north to India in the south. People from different cultures; countries; racial groups and religious faiths are involved in the production of oriental rugs. Oriental rugs are organized by origin: Persian rugs; Arab rugs; Anatolian rugs; Kurdish rugs; Caucasian rugs; Central Asian rugs; Turkestanian (Turkmen; Turkoman) rugs; Chinese rugs; Tibetan rugs and Indian rugs.