Seneh rugs are made in Sanandaj, formerly known as Seneh, the capital city of the province of Kurdistan in northwest of Iran. Ironically, the asymmetrical knot also known as Persian or Seneh knot was named after this city even though the symmetrical (Turkish) knot is the type of knot frequently used in Seneh rugs. Seneh weavers tend to weave mostly smaller rugs as well as runners, high quality kilims, and saddlebags. It is unfortunate that only a limited number of these fine rugs are now made and reach the market. These rugs are made in villages as well as workshops. The foundation is almost always cotton and the pile wool, with the exception of some antique rugs which have silk foundations.