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Sunday.The proposal was approved by representatives from Thailand, Kuwait, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Australia, China,
and Indonesia, Pouya Mahmoudian added.According to the World Crafts Council, Shiraz embraces 80 main fields and 55 sub-fields of handicrafts
such as traditional textile, ceramic, tiles, leatherwork, metalwork, woodwork, traditional embroidery, glassware, and traditional musical
instruments, and enamels to name a few.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.Celebrated
as the heartland of Persian culture for over 2000 years, Shiraz has become synonymous with education, nightingales, poetry, and crafts
skills passed down from generation to generation
14 entries, Iran ranks first globally 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
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
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
exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, the U.S., the UK, and other countries.AFM
