About 120 million square meters of machine-woven carpets are produced every year, announced a member of the board of directors at Apparel and Textile Producers and Exporters Associations, Ali Farahi. He added that China is the main export destination for the Iranian product. According to the official, other markets include Persian Gulf littoral states, Central Asian countries, Iraq, Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Sweden and Japan. Iran is one of the world’s largest producers of machine-woven carpet, with the world-famous city of Kashan, located in Isfahan Province, home to 75% of the country’s production facilities.
