An account of the success of handicrafts artists
Iran's handicrafts, with unmatched diversity, hold a special place in the world. Iran is home to more than 2.3 million handicrafts artists who work in more than 350 artistic fields. Isfahan Province, with more than 200 thousand artists, is the leading province in this field, followed by Fars and Khorasan Razavi provinces.
According to the Eqtesadsanj report of the Economic Research Deputy of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, 100 million dollars of carpets and handicraft products were exported from the country last year, accounting for a 0.27 percent share of total non-oil exports.
Most of Iran's handicrafts exports go to Asian countries such as Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, China, and India. Clothing, wood products, pottery, kilim weaving, and metal products also account for the largest share of handicrafts exports.
Handicrafts export figures indicate the development and growth of this industry, but given Iran's unique position in these industries, the need to increase exports and expand the market for Iranian handicrafts in the world is strongly felt.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian