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handicrafts center, a local tourism official has said.The mansion has undergone some rehabilitation works and will open its doors as a
Historical Hydraulic System, yet it is a region of raw beauty that its visitors could spend weeks exploring
The province is also a cradle for handicrafts and arts whose crafters inherited from their preceding generations.Lying at the head of the
Persian Gulf and bordering Iraq on the west, Khuzestan was settled about 6000 BC by a people with affinities to the Sumerians, who came from
the Zagros Mountains region
Urban centers appeared there contemporaneously with the first cities in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium
Khuzestan, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, came to constitute the heart of the Elamite kingdom, with Susa as its capital.The value of
20, 2023), the deputy tourism minister said in February.Compared with the same period a year earlier, the figure represents some 30 percent
stated.The Islamic Republic has the most cities and towns registered with the World Crafts Council (WCC), followed by China with seven,
Chile with four, and India with three designated ones.The WCC-Asia-Pacific Region designated Shiraz, Malayer, Zanjan, and the village of
Qasemabad in January 2020, bringing the total number of craft cities and towns in Iran from 10 to 14
The village of Qassemabad, which is renowned throughout the country for its traditional costumes, was also promoted to a major handicrafts
center on an international scale.Ceramics, porcelain, handwoven clothing, jewelry, and semi-precious stones are among Iranian handicrafts
traditionally exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, the U.S., and the Persian Gulf coastal states, to name a few.ABU/
