Fars Province carpets� specialized exhibition to be held soon

Fars Province carpets� specialized exhibition to be held soon: "Fars Province carpets’ specialized exhibition to be held soon
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) -– The 2nd Specialized Exhibition of the Fars Province Carpets will be held next week.
Introducing the carpets produced in Fars Province, exhibiting the national artifact and industry’s advantages over other floor coverings and rugs, development of the domestic markets for the woven carpet, familiarizing the consumers with different styles and designs of the product, encouraging competitions between the carpet producers, achieving a balance between the prices as well as creating a research field for the people interested in the sector have been cited as the main objectives of holding the four-day fair, an official at the Commerce Organization of Fars Province said.

Carpets worth about 82.8 million dollars were exported from the province in the past year. The figure accounted for 16 percent of the nation’s total carpet exports and also 40 percent of the country’s non-oil exports in the same year, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) quoted him as saying on Wednesday.

Referring to the quality of the carpets woven in Fars Province the official said the products are most welcomed by the customers in the international markets in particular in Germany, the U.S., Japan, Italy, Spain, France and South Africa.

The exhibition will be held for one week at the Fars Province’s Permanent Fairgrounds."