Sultanabad Rugs

Explore our Sultanabad rugs, celebrated for their elegant, flowing designs and sophisticated palettes. These handmade rugs draw inspiration from the historic Persian weaving tradition, featuring graceful floral motifs and timeless beauty.
While they exude a delicate aesthetic, these hand-knotted rugs are built on a sturdy cotton foundation, ensuring remarkable durability. Sultanabad are often popular living room rugs, where their artistic floral motifs can serve as a sophisticated anchor. Our collection offers a curated selection of both fine Sultanabad carpets and large-scale statement pieces, each bringing a touch of classical Persian grace to the modern home.

Sultanabad Runner

£1,070

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.42m x 0.80m • 7' 11" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,290

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.37m x 0.77m • 11' 1" x 2' 6"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,320

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.39m x 0.78m • 11' 1" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,190

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.05m x 0.79m • 10' x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,200

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.05m x 0.79m • 10' x 2' 7"

Reduced

Sultanabad Runner

£790

£990

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.50m x 0.80m • 8' 2" x 2' 7"

Reduced

Sultanabad Rug

£400

£510

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.27m x 0.80m • 4' 2" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Rug

£510

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.26m x 0.81m • 4' 2" x 2' 8"

Reduced

Sultanabad Rug

£260

£440

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.06m x 0.82m • 3' 6" x 2' 8"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,220

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.83m x 0.78m • 9' 3" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,260

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.90m x 0.79m • 9' 6" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,260

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.90m x 0.79m • 9' 6" x 2' 7"

Sultanabad Runner

£1,340

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.87m x 0.85m • 9' 5" x 2' 9"

Reduced

Fine Sultanabad Runner

£2,520

£3,150

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
4.87m x 0.91m • 16' x 3'

Large Fine Sultanabad Rug

£11,290

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
4.48m x 3.60m • 14' 8" x 11' 10"

Fine Ferahagn Rug

£1,920

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.30m x 1.66m • 7' 7" x 5' 5"

Ferahagn Rug

£1,840

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.45m x 1.67m • 8' x 5' 6"

Ferahagn Rug

£1,780

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.39m x 1.65m • 7' 10" x 5' 5"

Large Fine Sultanabad Rug

£6,900

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.61m x 2.74m • 11' 10" x 9'

Sultanabad Rug

£800

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.46m x 1.00m • 4' 9" x 3' 3"

Large Sultanabad Rug

£7,260

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
4.62m x 3.70m • 15' 2" x 12' 2"

Sultanabad Rug

£2,230

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.41m x 1.68m • 7' 11" x 5' 6"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£410

£690

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.54m x 1.01m • 5' 1" x 3' 4"

Ferahagn Rug

£690

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.55m x 1.00m • 5' 1" x 3' 3"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£535

£670

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.48m x 1.00m • 4' 10" x 3' 3"

Ferahagn Rug

£680

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.52m x 1.00m • 5' x 3' 3"

Ferahagn Runner

£920

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.52m x 0.81m • 8' 3" x 2' 8"

Reduced

Ferahagn Runner

£620

£780

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.30m x 0.76m • 7' 7" x 2' 6"

Ferahagn Rug

£680

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.48m x 1.02m • 4' 10" x 3' 4"

Ferahagn Rug

£660

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.52m x 0.97m • 5' x 3' 2"

Reduced

Ferahagn Runner

£670

£1,120

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.02m x 0.82m • 9' 11" x 2' 8"

Ferahagn Runner

£660

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.98m x 0.74m • 6' 6" x 2' 5"

Reduced

Ferahagn Runner

£400

£670

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.05m x 0.73m • 6' 9" x 2' 5"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£1,450

£1,820

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.37m x 1.71m • 7' 9" x 5' 7"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£410

£690

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.54m x 1.00m • 5' 1" x 3' 3"

Fine Ferahagn Rug

£600

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.53m x 0.79m • 5' x 2' 7"

Ferahagn Rug

£720

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.54m x 1.04m • 5' 1" x 3' 5"

Ferahagn Runner

£640

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.77m x 0.80m • 5' 10" x 2' 7"

Reduced

Ferahagn Runner

£540

£670

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.93m x 0.77m • 6' 4" x 2' 6"

Ferahagn Runner

£870

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.50m x 0.77m • 8' 2" x 2' 6"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£1,010

£1,690

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.28m x 1.65m • 7' 6" x 5' 5"

Reduced

Large Ferahagn Rug

£2,720

£4,530

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.63m x 2.77m • 11' 11" x 9' 1"

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Fine Ferahagn Rug

£470

£590

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.41m x 0.81m • 4' 8" x 2' 8"

Reduced

Sultanabad Rug

£735

£1,840

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
2.32m x 1.76m • 7' 7" x 5' 9"

Reduced

Ferahagn Rug

£840

£1,050

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
1.93m x 1.21m • 6' 4" x 4'

Large Classic Sultanabad Rug

£19,500

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
5.11m x 3.99m • 16' 9" x 13' 1"

Reduced

Large Sultanabad Rug

£3,230

£4,040

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
3.59m x 2.50m • 11' 9" x 8' 2"

Large Fine Sultanabad Rug

£12,900

Hand knotted in Afghanistan
Wool on Cotton
6.22m x 4.00m • 20' 5" x 13' 1"

Handmade Sultanabad Rugs from Afghanistan

Sultanabad rugs are admired for a reason. Their appeal lies not in ornament alone, but in the way they furnish a room with ease, balance and confidence. Known for their more open, decorative pattern and softened colour palettes, Sultanabad rugs have a distinctive sense of presence that feels both established and deeply liveable.

The name itself comes from historic Sultanabad, a town founded in 1808 that had become an important centre of carpet production by the end of the 19th century. Today, many Sultanabad-style rugs are hand-knotted in Afghanistan, where a long weaving tradition, hand-spun wool and nuanced natural dyes bring particular depth, softness and character to the finished piece.

At Rugs of Petworth, our collection of Sultanabad rugs and carpets is shaped through personal sourcing and long-standing relationships with trusted makers and dealers across the rug-producing world. Each piece is chosen individually for its character, craftsmanship and decorative integrity.

Whether you are drawn to the heritage of a true Sultanabad rug or to newer pieces that carry the same generous drawing and furnishing quality, these rugs are for those who care where things come from and what they bring to a room. What distinguishes our Sultanabad carpet collection is not scale, but judgement.

Over more than two decades, we have built relationships with skilled producers and trusted sources in Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal, allowing us to assemble a collection that is carefully considered and truly unique.

Every handmade Sultan rug in our collection is selected for more than technique alone. We look for quality in the wool, clarity in the drawing, harmony in the colour and, above all, individuality. No two are exactly alike. Each carries its own sense of place and authority. For our customers, a rug is rarely an afterthought, but a piece that sets the tone of a space and shapes how it is lived in. A handmade antique Sultanabad rug offers exactly that kind of depth: heritage, material character and decorative confidence that endures.