$100m Carpet Unveiled at Tabriz Int’l Exhibition

Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, is hosting an international hand-woven carpet exhibition that was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday and will conclude on Aug. 4. 
Carpet producers from across the country, mainly from the provinces of Isfahan, Gilan, Qom, Tehran, East and West Azarbaijan, in addition to those from several foreign countries, are showcasing their products in 46 booths spread across 10,000 square meters at the four-day event, IRNA reported.
A remarkable hand-woven carpet worth $100 million, measuring 600 square meters and made by carpet weavers in Tabriz was unveiled on the first day of the expo, Tasnim News Agency reported.
As many as 70 dyes have been used in making the carpet, which took six years to complete.