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Iranian souvenir is varied in many different types
from food and drink to clothing or handicraft.
Here's a list of provinces with their souvenirs:
The
province of East Azarbayjan is reputed
for its handicrafts in Iran namely a variety of
carpets, rugs, Kilims , Jajeem , satchels, shawls,
earthenware, ceramic vessels, baskets, wooden
articles, materials woven out of silk or wool,
embroidered fabrics, crochet articles, towels,
blankets, local shoes, silverware and jewelry.
Nuts and dry fruits are also important items of
this area and are highly favored everywhere.
West Azarbayjan: A variety of
handicrafts are available as souvenirs. These
are carpets, rugs, Kilims, Jajeem or a loosely
woven woolen cloths, wooden articles, leather
work, woven articles, baskets and a variety of
sweets.
Isfahan
is famous for its delicate and beautiful handicrafts,
the most important of which are inlaid work engravings,
woodwork, filigree work, carpets and miniatures.Local
sweets, especially gaz are very delicious and
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The
Ilam province is a tribal region and
its handicrafts specially embossed Kilim is famous
nationally. The most important handicrafts of
the province are: wickerwork, coarse carpet, silk
products, rug, felt carpet, wooden products. Ilam
province, like the other provinces of the country,
has its own especial souvenirs like local chewing
gum , local sweets,candy and…
Bushehr:
Carpets, Kilim, Gabeh or a traditional form of
carpet, felt, mats, baskets, ,Giveh or a local
foot ware, brooms, earthenware, hookas, musk,
fishing nets and sweet meat
The
important and various types of Khorassan
handicrafts are: Carpet weaving, Silk production,
She'rbafi, Felt carpet, Wool making, sculptured
work on stone, Turquoise stone, Ceramic work and
Pipe weaving. Other hand made articles are: Kilim,
Giveh, Charoq, Wooden and Metal products, Paintings
on leather, etc.
Different
kinds of handicrafts and souvenirs of Chahar
Mahal Va Bakhtiyari province are as follows:
the famous Chalshotori carpet, tribal carpets
and rugs, Chukha, felt, Giveh or a type of local
foot ware, Khorjeen or Saddlebags, Jajeem, Kilim,
satchels, table cloths and salt cellars, Khor,
Jol, Palas, Kachmehdan and Gaz.
From
the past, the province of Khuzestan
was renounced for its textiles and silk weaving
industry. The ancient Arab geographer Al Moqaddassi
has mentioned about the textiles of this area
in his records. Shooshtar and its surroundings
are renounced for its sleeveless cloaks made of
both thick and fine materials. Shadegan is also
famous for its cloaks. The weaving of the Islamic
veil and the Arab veil is a dominant feature here.
Bed Sheets of Shooshtar, waist wrappers of Dezful,
jajeems of Shadegan are worth mentioning. Besides
there are other handicrafts such as, carpet, a
kind of chain stitch embroidery, Kilim weaving
, Jajeem weaving, mat and rush mat weaving, bedding
wrappers, manufacture of Warsaw silver and ...
can be taken to account as the handicrafts of
this province.
The
handicrafts of Fars are rich
in diversity, the most significant of which are
as follows: silver smiting, parquetry and skill-embroidery
in Shiraz; giveh making in Abadeh; and ceramics
in Estahban; carpet, Jajim , and Gelim weaving
in Firuzabad.Other industries like cloth-weaving
and glass blowing are scattered throughout the
province. Carpets woven by tribes, rose water
made in Firuzabad, sweets produced in Fasa, limejuice
and plant essences extracted in Shiraz are of
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The
handicrafts of Hormozgan province
are as follows, earthenware pots known as 'hableh',
textiles worked with laced gold or silver braids
known as 'golabatoon', bedding sheets, rugs, carpets,
woven baskets and mats, and handicrafts made of
shells
Handicraft
produced in Yazd province are
various, some of which are world famous including
carpets with charming patterns, pileless carpets,
tirma, brodcaded silk, velvet, blankets, bed-cloths,
earthenware, engraving, glassware and leather
ware. Being delicate and beautiful, these handicraft
are suitable to be kept as souvenirs. Yazd is
also famous for its various sweets, the most well
known are Pashmak, Baghlava and Ghotab
Kermanshah
since long has been one of the most famous handicrafts
centers of Iran. The most important handicrafts
and gifts of the province that mainly are produced
by the villagers and tribes are: Carpet, Kilim,
Jajims or a loosely woven material, Kitchen implements,
traditional kitchen wares and wooden articles,
Giveh, metal engraving, glassware, felt and leather
products, and its famous sweet-meat mainly Kak
Gilan
: The most famous handicrafts of the province
are: wooden articles, hand woven textiles, carpets,
jajeems , Kilims , silk weaves, earthenware and
wooden vessels, statues, felt articles, wicker
work, bamboo products, crochet articles, cotton
fabrics and ........
Markazi : The important handicrafts
of this province are: The Sarooq carpets, rugs,
Kilims, jajims, giveh . The Sarooq carpet is a
reputed carpet in this province.
Semnan
: Handicrafts in this province are the following:
Kilims or coarsely woven carpets, a variety of
calico or 'block printed' articles, earthenware,
ceramics, and hand woven articles can be picked
up at the handicrafts center and bazaars.
In
Sistan Va Baluchestan province
and specially in the former territory, majority
of the inhabitants are employed in this field.
Handicrafts of the province can be said to be
the following: Kilim weaving , carpet and rug
weaving, embroidery including other needle art
works, pottery making and jewelry making can be
mentioned as the handicrafts of this province.
Zanjan
: These plain knives and a variety of pocket knives
and switch blades, carpets, 'Charoq' filigree
work, silver and a variety of 'Kilim' and 'jajim'
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