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City of Zanjan; Birthplace of Filigree Art

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The city of Zanjan in north-western Iran has been registered as the national city and birthplace of filigree art, which dates back to several thousand years ago.
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Verni-Weaving; Nomadic Art Indigenous to Iran’s Ahar

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Verni is a flat tapestry which is woven by nomads in the Iranian city of Ahar, and is similar to Kilim and rug when it comes to its texture, raw materials, patterns and so on.
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Fash Village; Hub of Musical Instrument Making in Iran

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Fash is a unique village in Kermanshah province in Western Iran, where about 150 people are engaged in production of traditional musical instruments.
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Turkmen Artists to Perform at Iran’s Kish Island during Nowruz

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A group of prominent artists from Turkmenistan are going to participate in the Nowruz events of Kish Island, a major tourist resort in southern Iran.
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Sistan & Baluchestan; Home to Ancient Culture, Civilisation

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Sistan and Baluchestan province in south-eastern Iran is where one of the world’s oldest cultures and civilizations has been formed and developed.
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Iran Exports $490m Worth of Handicrafts in 9 Months

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Iran has managed to export $490 million worth of handicrafts during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, said Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO).
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Pumpkin Art: Iranian Artist’s Beautiful Designs

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A talented Iranian man from the city of Babolsar in Mazandaran, northern Iran, makes beautiful pumpkin art by carving the fruit.
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Iran Using Adult Colouring Books to Attract Foreign Tourists

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The tourism officials of the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad have adopted a new initiative to attract more foreign tourists.
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Iranian Handicrafts: Zaribafi; Local Art of Southern Iran

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Zaribafi is a local handicraft representing the Iranian art.
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US, Sweden Customers of Iranian Wool Felt

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Wool felt products of Iran are very welcomed by Western countries as they have medical and industrial use besides being a handicraft.
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Iranian Pottery Artists Hold Collective Gallery

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A group of Iranian pottery artists have held a collective gallery named “expansion” in the capital Tehran, with their main goal being promoting ceramic art across the country.
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Iran to Hold Handicrafts Exhibition in Iraq

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A group of Iranian craftspeople are set to travel to Iraq to hold the first Exhibition of Iranian Handicrafts and Souvenirs in the neighbouring country.
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Disabled Iranians Making Handicrafts to Make Ends Meet

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A non-governmental charity in the city of Birjand in eastern Iran has trained and provided facilities for 70 disabled people to make a living by producing handicrafts.
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Two Iranian Cities, One Village Registered by World Crafts Council

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Two Iranian cities and a village have been officially registered by the World Crafts Council for their outstanding handicrafts, said the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO).
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Iran to Host WTO Centre of Tourism, Handicrafts

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Iran is to host a new centre affiliated with the World Tourism Organization linking tourism demands and handicrafts supplies, says a high-ranking tourism official.
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Daraee Weaving: A 1,000-Year-Old Persian Handicraft

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Daraee is a very old Persian handicraft which used to be woven in the central Iranian city of Yazd, but is dying out nowadays.
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Two Iranian Women Rewarded by World Craft Council

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Two Iranian female artists from the southern province of Fars have managed to win two awards from the World Crafts Council.
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Mat Weaving Turns into Main Profession of Iranians in Mazandaran

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Mats and wicker works are among the oldest man-made stuffs woven in various parts of the world using the strands of vegetable fibres or reeds.
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Iranian Art of Tobafi to Be Inscribed by World Crafts Council

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The World Crafts Council is considering registering an Iranian fabric-weaving art known as Tobafi, which is one of the major handicraft skills and traditional arts of South Khorasan province in northeastern Iran.
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World Crafts Council to Globally Register Persian Zilu

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The World Crafts Council is considering registering the Iranian-made Zilu, a type of Persian rug, on the list of international handicrafts.
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Iranian Researcher Develops Robot that Makes Potteries

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An Iranian researcher has managed to develop a robot that makes pottery and prints various designs on it.
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Iranian Child Named Youngest Artisan of Asia-Pacific

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Arvin Khospi, a 9-year-old child from the city of Marivan in Western Iran, has been named the youngest handicraft artist in the Asia-Pacific region.
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150 Iranian-Islamic Works to Be Auctioned at Christie’s London

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Dozens of Iranian manuscripts and historical object are going to be put up for auction in an exhibition in London later this month.
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Lalejin; A World Craft City with Zero Unemployment Rate

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The city of Lalejin in Iran’s Hamadan province is globally known for its pottery, and this has helped the World Craft City to decrease its unemployment rate to almost zero.
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7-Year-Old Genius Builds His Own Toys

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A 7-year-old Iranian boy builds the stuff he plays with on his own. The young boy is to represent Iran at L'Artigiano in Fiera International Craft Selling Exhibition on the slopes of the Alpine mountains this fall.
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