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TEHRAN-- A pottery workshop was hung on Saturday in the southwestern Bushehr province for a variety of female trainees, the provincial
tourist chief has saidThe event was arranged to introduce and promote handicrafts as well as increase trainees creativity in this field,
Esmaeil Sajadimanesh discussed on Sunday.Back in March, a provincial tourist authorities announced that the handicrafts sector produced over
300 job chances in Bushehr province throughout the past Iranian calendar year 1400
A total of 349 brand-new jobs were created for the provinces craftsmens and crafters in practically eleven months, he explained.Throughout
the pointed out duration, over 120 billion rials ($463,000) were paid in loans to the crafters practicing different fields of handicrafts
including wickerwork, woodcarving, pottery, and woodturning, the official added.All resources would be used to improve work and assistance
fellow craftsmens and craftsmen in the province to develop and grow their home-based services, he noted.With over 6,000 years of history and
considerable monuments from the Elamite, Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid ages, Bushehr is among Irans crucial historical centers.Besides
its cultural heritage, beautiful beaches and lush palm groves make it an attractive location for world travelers.The historic and
architectural monuments of Bushehr include Islamic buildings like mosques and hoping centers, estates, old towers, castles, in addition to
gardens.When it pertains to cultural destinations, there are numerous historic mounds in Bushehr including Tall-e Khandaq with Sassanid
architectural design, Tall-e Marv located near an Achaemenid Palace, and Qajar period Malek al-Tojar Mansion
Qajar-era Kazeruni Mansion, which has actually been inscribed on the World Heritage List, is another tourist attraction that world travelers
like to see amongst various ancient sites.With 14 entries, Iran ranks first globally for the variety of cities and villages signed up by the
World Crafts Council, as China with seven entries, Chile with 4, and India with three ones come next.In January 2020, the cities of Shiraz,
Malayer, and Zanjan and the town of Qassemabad were designated by the WCC- Asia Pacific Region, putting Irans number of world crafts cities
and villages from ten to 14
The worth of Irans handicraft exports stood at $120 million during the first eleven months of the Iranian fiscal year 1399 (March 20, 2020--
February 18, 2021), Mehr reported
The countrys handicrafts exports plunged during the mentioned months in contrast to the exact same duration last a year earlier due to the
damage the coronavirus pandemic has caused on global trade.The Islamic Republic exported $427 million worth of handicrafts during the very
first eleven months of the fiscal year 1398
Of the figure, some $190 million was made via travel suitcase trade (enabled customs-free and tax-free transfer) through 20 provinces,
according to data put together by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.Ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as
well as personal ornamentations with precious and semi-precious gems are traditionally exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, the U.S., the
UK, and other countries.ABU/ MG
