Annual production of 16,000 square meters of handmade carpets in Semnan
The Deputy Minister of Internal Trade Development of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of Semnan Province announced the annual production of 16,000 square meters of handmade carpets in this province.
Mohammad Forouhar, added: Most carpet production in Semnan province is done in Shahroud and Mahdishahr cities.
He described the province’s production style in two styles Persian weaving and Turkish weaving and said: in addition to 6300 home carpet weavers, 5 centralized carpet weaving complexes and 15 decentralized workshops with centralized management play a key role in the province’s carpet production.
Forouhar considered handmade carpets as an exquisite commodity with a long history and said: This original Iranian art is rooted in the customs, culture and beliefs of artists who tie their deep hearts and minds to the beauty and concepts of the carpet with their fingers. .
He said: The art of carpet weaving is one of the most beautiful and original Iranian arts and the name of Iran has been associated with handmade carpets in the past. The Deputy Minister of Internal Trade Development of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of the province pointed out: Up to 6,300 people are active in the field of carpet weaving in the province, which have been organized by the organization and 10 urban and rural cooperatives and have been issued carpet weaving certificates.
He continued: More than 1700 of these carpet weaving activists have been introduced to the Social Security Organization with the support of the government and the organization’s pursuit of insurance, and 2100 of these carpet weavers have also been included in the justice stock plan. End of message