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Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said.The complex is one of the largest handicrafts complexes in the west of the country, which
has created some 110 job opportunities for the locals, Yaqub Guylian explained on Tuesday.There are three floors and 22 workshops at this
complex, where handicraft masters, artisans, and craftspeople could come together to produce valuable and certified handmade products, the
After the Turkish invasion of Iran in the 11th century CE (Seljuk period), the name Kurdistan was applied to the region comprising the
northwestern Zagros Mountains
by Abbas I to help stem the attacks of the marauding Uzbeks from the east in the early 17th century.With 14 entries, Iran globally ranks
first for the number of cities and villages registered by the World Crafts Council, as China with seven entries, Chile with four, and India
with three ones come next
General Assembly of the World Crafts Council-Asia-Pacific Region (WCC-APR) in May 2023
Shiraz has a remarkable amount of handicraft pioneers
With an average age of 70, some of these pioneers are still active at their workshops
The occupational records of about 100 pioneers are collected and are annually praised by the custodians of the WCC General Office.Available
the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on global trade.The Islamic Republic exported $427 million worth of handicrafts during the first
eleven months of the calendar year, 1398 (started March 2019)
Of the figure, some $190 million was earned via suitcase trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) through 20 provinces,
according to data compiled by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
Ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as well as personal ornamentations with precious and semi-precious gemstones are traditionally
