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  2. Carpet - Wikipedia

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    One of the Ardabil Carpets A small rug. A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have often been used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.

  3. Knot density - Wikipedia

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    For comparison: 100,000/square meter = 1,000/square decimeter = 65/square inch = 179/gereh. For two carpets of the same age, origin, condition and design, the one with the higher number of knots will be the more valuable. Knot density is normally measured in knots per square inch (KPSI) which is simply the number of vertical knots across one ...

  4. Cape Town - Wikipedia

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    According to Oxfam, "in the face of an imminent water shortage, the city of Cape Town in South Africa successfully reduced its water use by more than half in three years, cutting it from 1.2bn litres per day in February 2015 to 516m litres per day in 2018." [60] In 2021 Cape Town also experienced a violent turf war between rival mini-bus taxi ...

  5. City of Cape Town - Wikipedia

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    Cape Town first received local self-government in 1839, with the promulgation of a municipal ordinance by the government of the Cape Colony. [4] When it was created, the Cape Town municipality governed only the central part of the city known as the City Bowl, and as the city expanded, new suburbs became new municipalities, until by 1902 there were 10 separate municipalities in the Cape ...

  6. Sea Point - Wikipedia

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    Sea Point's positioning along the Cape Town coastline of the Atlantic Seaboard - from the Promenade to its wide variety of restaurants, has led to this neighbourhood being named as one of the most popular places in Cape Town to live in [2] [3] or invest in, [4] with average property prices well above the median for the city.

  7. Ushak carpet - Wikipedia

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    The late 19th century weavers came from villages outside of Oushak and employed tribal techniques. Paramount to these techniques was the use of larger knots (sometimes less than 30 knots per square inch) and an all-wool foundation. The tribal style fused with the older Ushak/Smyra designs.