Tehran to Host Handmade Carpet Expo

The 27th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition is scheduled to open at Tehran International Permanent Fairground on August 25.
According to the official website of the event at www.idro-fairs.com, the exhibition will run for seven days to conclude on August 31. It will be held concurrently with the 30th National Crafts Exhibition.
Around 5,400 tons of hand-woven Persian carpets worth $424 million were exported from Iran in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2018), registering an increase of 18.11% in value compared to the year before, data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
Persian hand-woven carpets are exported to about 80 countries.