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Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.Organizing handicraft exhibitions in the vicinity of historical monuments enables
a perfect introduction to Iran for sightseers crossing over the border from Armenia, or through the Gurbulak Bazargan border from
Turkey.Like many cities in Iran, Tabriz has a long and rich history but saw many of its historic buildings destroyed by invaders or
Timur (Tamerlane), a Turkic conqueror, took it in 1392
Some decades later, the Kara Koyunlu Turkmen made it their capital
It was when the famous Blue Mosque was built in the ancient city.The city retained its administrative status under the Safavid dynasty until
1548 when Shah Tahmasp I relocated his capital westward to Qazvin
During the next two centuries, Tabriz changed hands several times between Persia and the Ottoman Empire
During World War I, the city was temporarily occupied by Turkish and then Soviet troops.Downtown Tabriz is very walkable, and the people are
exports stood at $400 million during the first ten months of the year 1401, which shows some 30 percent growth compared with the same period
a year earlier.Experts say Iranian handicrafts have a high capacity for export, which can be realized through the creation of special
The Islamic Republic exported some $320 million worth of handicrafts in the year 1400.Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, the United States, and the
coastal states of the Persian Gulf are among the countries that traditionally import ceramics, porcelain, hand-woven clothing, personal
jewelry, and semi-precious stones from Iran.According to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Iran has the most
cities and towns registered with the World Crafts Council (WCC), followed by China with seven, Chile with four, and India with three
