The Iranian carpet business in Tehran's Grand Bazaar - in pictures
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Iranian Qasim Ghaffari sells carpets at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran. Iran exports carpets to at least 70 countries around the world. AFP -
Mohammad Ghahramani sells carpets at the bazaar. Experts attribute the increasingly lucrative market for Persian carpets worldwide to their quality, rich colours and designs. -
Iranian vendors say carpet exports have decreased due to US-imposed economic sanctions. AFP -
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has added to the plight of carpet weavers and retailers in Iran. AFP -
Carpets for sale inside the Grand Bazaar in Tehran. AFP -
Iranian carpets are woven from wool and silk. AFP -
Historians say the carpets have been made on the Iranian Plateau since ancient times. AFP -
A man sells carpet yarns inside the Grand Bazaar. AFP -
A woman arranges carpets and materials inside a shop. AFP -
Iranian Behzad Abbasi works on a carpet at the Grand Bazaar. AFP -
Unesco designated Persian carpets as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2010. AFP
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