MUMCULARMumcular former Karaova, famous for tabacco, honey and olive production is located 29 km in the north of Bodrum. Mumcular which has been municipality since 1972 is also famous for carpet production. In the recent years, people in this area decided to put more focus on carpet production. The women of the region do all the work for carpet production. They shear the wool from the sheep and spin it. They do the dyeing with natural dyes and finally do weaving. Most of the homes in Mumcular area are involved with rug production in a certain way. Since villager let the carpets dry in the direct sun, visitors can see sometimes hills surrounding the village are covered with carpets. Most of the rugs from Mumcular are sent to Istanbul and Izmir for export. |
