Iranian carpet that has become world famous
The head of the carpet department of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of West Azerbaijan said: Azerbaijan’s carpet is famous for its beauty and designs, as well as the quality of raw materials in the world.
Asad Darvishi stated: Azerbaijani hand-woven carpets have a long history, which shows itself among other carpets with beautiful designs and patterns. Handmade carpets are very beautiful in terms of color, durability and production method, and for this reason, Afshar fish carpets are famous all over the world.
He specified: Takab and Khoy cities are the most important centers of carpet production in the province and along with the above cities, carpet weaving is common in almost all cities of the province and Bukan, Shahin Dej, Miandoab, Mahabad, Urmia are other important points of carpet production. It is handmade.
Dervishi stated: Despite the request of the National Carpet Center of Iran from the Statistics Center of the country regarding the need for a specialized census in the field of handmade carpets, this important issue has not been achieved to date and therefore accurate statistics of provincial products are not available in their ranking. Estimates West Azerbaijan is one of the important centers of handmade carpet production and is one of the top ten provinces in the country.
The head of the carpet department of the West Azarbaijan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization said: Different brands are produced by carpet weavers in the province. Also, Afshar Takab handmade carpet was nationally registered in 1989 and is in the process of global registration.
Dervishi added: North American countries, America and Canada, Germany, Russia and Japan, Western Middle East and Lebanon are traditional markets for handmade carpets, and rising raw material prices in domestic markets, rising wage levels and exchange rate fluctuations are the main reasons for price changes. The carpet is handmade.
Referring to the carpets produced in the province, Dervishi added: Although there are no exact statistics in this regard, but currently about 290,000 square meters of handmade carpets are produced in the province, which due to its inherent nature is a complete example of resistance economics and as a Exquisite and precious Iranian goods can play an effective role in fulfilling this year’s slogan.
He stated: The main problem of the art of the province’s carpet industry has been the category of marketing and marketing; Improper taste, reduced purchasing power of customers in domestic and foreign markets and low quality of raw materials used cause major problems in target markets. These issues are another problem in the category of carpet weavers’ insurance, which has stopped accepting new carpet weavers since October 1993 due to the lack of subsidized funds.
The head of the carpet department of the West Azerbaijan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization said: Currently, according to estimates, more than 70,000 artists are engaged in creating art in thousands of home-made carpet workshops, of which about 15,000 are covered by the carpet weavers’ insurance law And they benefit from its services.
He said: The main reason for not insuring carpet weavers is the lack of subsidized subsidies, which has occurred due to government budget constraints.