Iran Press /Iran News: The 15th National Handicrafts Exhibition of Iran is underway at the Hamedan Permanent International Fairgrounds, West of Iran, for five days (October 21-25, 2019).
A total of 182 stalls, set up in an area of about 2,500 square meters, are showcasing visitors, works made in the provinces of Lorestan, Isfahan, South Khorasan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Zanjan, Golestan, Yazd, Sistan-Baluchestan, Golestan and Hamedan, Iran Press reported.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the artists are making some handicrafts in visitors' attendance.
Handicrafts exports from the Islamic Republic reached $289 million in the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), demonstrating three percent growth year on year, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
Traditional ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as well as personal ornamentations with precious and semi-precious gemstones are among Iranian exports to Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, the U.S., the UK, and other countries.
Known in classical times as Ecbatana, Hamedan was one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. Pitifully little remains from antiquity, but significant parts of the city center are given over to excavations, and there’s a scattering of historical curiosities.
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