Aug. 26, 2021 Six tourism projects were inaugurated in southern province of Bushehr, concurrent with the Government Week (August 23-29), said Sekineh Salari, deputy head of the province’s 5 Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization, chtn.ir wrote.

distinguishes it from other works of khatam-kari produced across the country, for these handicrafts of have not become indus- trialized and thus have maintained a high quality,” he said. This art is considered to be one of the original professions of the people of this city. DAILY The head of the union said Hossein Hemmati khatam-kari of Shiraz has been registered in the World Intellectual Iranica Desk of nomadic hand-woven handi- Property Organization (WIPO). crafts, expressing hope that the However, Hemmati said, the ars Province and its capital dossier of the global registration spread of the coronavirus pan- city, Shiraz, enjoy a high di- of Firuzabad as the world city of demic has affected the handicrafts Fversity of handicrafts, said nomadic hand-woven handicrafts sector in , causing in- the head of the Handicrafts Co- bears fruit this Iranian year (which terruptions in some fields. operatives Union of the southern began on March 21). Referring to the migration of province, adding that currently The head of the Handicrafts Co- some handicraft artists from Fars there are 200,000 masters and operatives Union of Fars Province Province to other countries, he said craftsmen practicing in 120 fields said that out of 120 fields of handi- these people migrated to Germa- of handicrafts across Fars. crafts in Fars, 80 are more active. ny, Italy, South Africa, America, In an exclusive interview with According to Hemmati, kha- France, China and Turkey. Iran Daily, Hossein Hemmati said tam-kari, [a Persian version of Hemmati said that during the Shiraz was named “the world city or inlaid woodwork: pre-pandemic years the export of of handicrafts” by the World Crafts Art forms made by decorating Fars handicrafts to Germany, the Council in 2020. the surface of wooden articles United States, Italy, China, Japan, He cited the variety of handi- with delicate pieces of and and Oman was high, however, crafts in Shiraz as well as the nec- precisely-cut geometrical with the spread of the disease, ex- essary infrastructure in the city shapes], qalam-zani [a Persian IRIBNEWS ports have significantly decreased. including standardization of work- S even-color tiles shops and the creation of handi- version of metalwork: The art of using pieces of colored wood. crafts markets as the main reasons carving superb designs on vari- The artwork is known as the ori- for selecting Shiraz as a global city ous such as copper, , gin of khatam-kari, he added. of handicrafts. silver and gold], monabat-kari, Hemmati described khatam- Celebrated as the heartland of seven-colored tiles, gabbeh weav- kari as the most prominent field Persian culture for over 2,000 ing [a traditional variety of Per- of handicrafts in Fars Province, years, Shiraz was the Iranian sian carpets], and javak are among saying the handicraft is specific to capital during the the most prominent handicrafts in Iran, dating back 1,000 years. ?????? (1751–1794). Fars. The oldest representation of Referring to the registration He explained that the seven-col- this artwork is the pulpit in Jaame of as “the world city of ored tiles of Shiraz are one of the Mosque of Atiq in Shiraz, Hem- ” by the World Crafts specific handicrafts of the city. He mati said. Council in 2019, Hemmati said added that a clear example of this He added that the master crafts- the city is known as the birthplace artwork is used in Nasir-ol-Molk men of Shiraz transferred khatam- of monabat-kari (an Iranian wood Mosque in Shiraz. kari to Province 70 years carving art) with unique designs He said that javak-kari is a ago. It was further developed in the and patterns. branch of woodwork made by central city of Isfahan. He also referred to the national creating geometric patterns of tri- “However, the high durability of registration of Firuzabad as the city IRAN DAILY angles, rectangles and rhombuses, khatam-kari handicrafts of Shiraz IRNA Khatam-kari of Shiraz Javak-kari Efforts underway to set obligatory standards for Iranian handicrafts

Iranica Desk mina-kari (painting and coloring the sur- faces of metals and ceramic tiles through The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heri- enameling).” tage, Tourism and Handicrafts will co- Fallah added that, presently, efforts are operate with the Institute of Standards underway to develop a test method for the and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) mentioned fields. to pursue the objective of standardizing “After approval, all producers of the Iranian handicrafts. six handicrafts must pass the test, receive Farhad Fallah, director general of the standard certificates for their products, and ministry’s Office for Supporting Handi- submit them to the relevant authorities, craft Production, added that since 2009, such as the Iran Customs Administration, the Handicraft Department of the ministry to export their products,” he said. has started to prepare and set standards for The official noted that the handicrafts 180 types of handicrafts in the country, all sector was accepted as the 17th member of of which have been approved by ISIRI, the Standards and Metrology Institute for mehrnews.com reported. Islamic Countries (SMIIC) in the past Ira- He noted that the standards have thus karnaval.ir gilishop.ir nian year (which ended March 20). far been met through incentives, while ob- Qalam-kari Firuzeh-kubi “We held two meetings with the experts serving them have not been obligatory. the incentive standard license,” he added. “In the meetings held with ISIRI of- crafts including handmade glass, firuzeh- (marquetry), qalam-zani ( of of SMIIC so that we could prepare and “For the first time, in 2019, the products The official said that using standardiza- ficials and experts,” he said, “we un- kubi (affixing tiny fragments of turquoise carving superb designs on various met- implement the trusted standards of SMIIC of seven knife-making workshops in the tion logos on handicrafts can play an im- derlined the need to create obligatory stone on the surface of plates, jewels als), qalam-kari (art of painting with a in the field of handicraft production,” he western province of Kermanshah received portant role in increasing their exports. standards for a number of Iranian handi- and decorative objects), khatam-kari pen or stamping on a piece of fabric) and concluded. Traditional architecture of Qazvin mesmerizing visitors

Old and historical are so Architecture popular in Iran. You can find them in each city. They are somehow the Qazvin Bazaar is a huge and beating heart of the city where most beautiful masterpiece which was of the shops and stores are located. completed during different eras and However, they are usually known became one of the most developed because of their architecture style traditional bazaars in Iran. It has and age. different parts and passages, each Bazaar of Qazvin, northwestern belongs to the special category. province of Qazvin, is one of the For example, one passage belongs most well-known historical and tra- to handicrafts, the other belongs to ditional bazaars in Iran and an im- rugs, jewelry shops, foods and etc. portant tourist attraction of the city. This bazaar is artistically made It is an unbeatable complex of Ira- by bricks. The combination of nian traditional architecture which bricks and tiles is another great will mesmerize its visitors with the top-travel.ir mustdiscoveriran.com mustdiscoveriran.com thing can be seen in the architec- most detailed decorations and also ture of this place. It also has many the best shops it has. Qazvin Bazaar city of Qazvin was extended during city to become what we see now. , which was destroyed during the World War I. The main each city has a special product to common styles with Isfahan Bazaar gained most of its popularity during the Safavid Era. But before that, it During that time, a big later and a mosque, called Mas- reason of its popularity during this offer, Qazvin Bazaar also has a pas- and Vakil Bazaar in Shiraz which the Qajar Era when became consisted of nine districts gathered added to the city, which was called jed al-Nabi, took its place. When time was that it had become the fi- sage dedicated to its most important remind you of the architecture style the capital of Iran, ncatravels.com around the main mosque in the city, Bazaar Square. However, it doesn’t the new mosque was built, the old nancial heart of the area due to the and high-quality products which of the Safavid Era. However, some wrote. Jaame Mosque of Qazvin, which is exist right now. But it is believed Jaame Mosque of Qazvin became international trades (trades with mostly considered as Qazvin’s sou- other parts of the bazaar had a dif- also one of the oldest and biggest that Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfa- less important. Therefore, the new Russia and Europe). venirs. The main products in Qaz- ferent style which shows the archi- Brief history mosques in Iran. It was in the Safa- han had been inspired by the square. passages built around the new vin are special handicrafts and deli- tecture style of the Qajar Era. That’s vid Era when the city of Qazvin be- This square was the heart of the mosque, which was then called the What to buy in Qazvin Bazaar cious sweets. Therefore, if you are the other reason why this bazaar The original bazaar in Qazvin came the capital of Iran. Therefore, bazaar. Many parts of the Qazvin new Jaame Mosque of Qazvin. searching for the best souvenirs of has a great architecture. Because dates back to almost 1,000 years it was developed and many new Bazaar formed around the square. It was during Qajar Era when Like any other traditional bazaars Qazvin, especially its high-quality it is a combination of two different ago. However, it has faced many buildings and facilities added to the One of the most important parts of Qazvin Bazaar became more im- in Iran, Qazvin Bazaar also consists handicrafts, you should definitely styles which goes together and even changes during these years. The city. It almost took 50 years for the the old bazaar was the Shah Abbasi portant. Its golden days were also of different parts. However, since head to the Qazvin Bazaar. makes it more beautiful