Berber Rugs | Algeria

A series of very special heritage designs from a walled city called Ghardaïa, in the heart of Algeria, also known as the "the Pearl of the Oasis". Ghardaïa was founded almost 1000 years ago in the M’Zab Valley in the Sahara Desert. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the indigenous people are Berber, aka Amazigh. Rug weaving is an ancestral family craft in the region and remains the main source of income for many families in Ghardaïa. The rugs made by this collective help many families rise out of poverty by buying their wool and employing them as weavers.