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Iranian Carpet Making Tradition in Kashan, Iran

Published: 03 May 2024 at 06:21

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In the city of Kashan, Iran, traditional carpet making continues with artists like Ali Faez and Javad Amorzesh crafting hand-woven carpets using dyed thread in workshops at the local bazaar.

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Bazaar of Kashan (Wikipedia)


Bazaar of Kashan (Persian: بازار کاشان Bāzār-e Kāshān) is a bazaar in the center of the city of Kashan, Iran.

Kashan (Wikipedia)


Kashan (Persian: کاشان; [kɒːˈʃɒːn] ), also Romanized as Kâšân and Kāshān; also known as Qashan and Cassan, is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.At the 2006 National Census, its population was 248,789 in 67,464 households. The following census in 2011 counted 275,325 people in 80,015 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 304,487 people in 91,935 households.Kashan is divided into two parts, mountainous and desert. On August 9, 2007, Iran placed the Historical Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan on its Tentative List for possible future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The exact definition of what locations within Kashan proper might be nominated was not made clear. In 2012 Iran successfully nominated the Fin Garden separately for inscription by UNESCO as a part of its Persian Gardens World Heritage Site. Despite this the "Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan" remains in full on Iran's Tentative List. The Boroujerdiha house is one of the historical places from the Qajar period.

Kashan (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)


Kashan is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran.Kashan may also refer to:Qashan, a historical city in Volga Bulgaria and Khanate of KazanKashan, alternate name of Jaleq, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, IranKashan, Alborz, a village in Alborz Province, IranKashan, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, IranKashan, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, IranKashan, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, IranKashan County, an administrative subdivision of Isfahan Province, IranKashan (Peru), a mountain in PeruMagaliesberg, a mountain range in South Africa, formerly known as the Kashan or Cashan mountains

Kashan County (Wikipedia)


Kashan County (Persian: شهرستان کاشان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kashan.At the 2006 census, the county's population was 297,000 in 81,816 households. The following census in 2011 counted 323,371 people in 95,260 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 364,482 in 112,258 households.

Iranian Carpet Making Tradition in Kashan, Iran

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Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers

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Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers

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Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers

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Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers

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Photos: Iran’s unravelling carpet sales

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