Antique Caucasian Kazak Runner , Circa 1890Antique Caucasian Kazak Runner , Circa 1890 The Caucasian carpets are from the areas south, east and north of the mountain chain of the Caucasus. Carpets, made before 1925, can be divided into five groups namely; Kazak, Karabach, Sjirvan, Kuba and Dagestan carpets. The carpets from the Karabach area often have finer patterns and resemble Persian carpets. Outside these groupings there are also Gjandzja, Sil and Verni carpets. The significance of these