Iran Carpets in Azadegan hotel

Kermanshah is the capital city of Kermanshah Province, located 525 km from Tehran in the western part of Iran and about 120 km from the border of Iraq.

The estimated population of the city is 822,921. The majority of people speak Kurdish and Persian with Kermanshahi dialect. The religion of most of the people is Shi'a Muslim.

Today we see only the carpets of Azadegan Hotel

The Persian carpet is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art, and dates back to ancient Persia.

In 2008, Iran’s exports of hand-woven carpets was $420 million or 30% of the world's market. There is an estimated population of 1.2 million weavers in Iran producing carpets for domestic markets and international export. Iran exports carpets to more than 100 countries, as hand-woven rugs are one of its main non-oil export items.

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Text : InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Nicoleta Leu Arangement: Sanda FoişoreanuSound: Sharam Nazeri & Ensamble Alizadeh –

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