Bijar Kurdish rugs are often called the Iron Rugs of Persia. The Bijar was a heavy durable rug that has been very popular in the United States. Now the Bijar rug rends to be a finer thinner more Sarouk like rug. Most Bijar Kurdish carpets are woven by Gerrus Kurds in the Bijar area while a finer copy of Bijar carpets are woven by Afshar weavers who live in the Tekab and Tekkenteppe Area in Gerus. Bijar is a town in North-West Persia approximately 45 km from Senneh (Sanandaj) Nowadays, the Bidjar carpets made in Persia can be put into the following main categories: Traditional Bijars, f.i. Bijars with rose motifs, Halvai and Tahjavi-Bidjars, Afshar Bidja.