Iran Shipping 4 Million Meters of Carpet Annually

Tehran, Iran, Aug. 4, 2008--Iran annually exports over 4 million square meters of carpet, Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) director said on Sunday.

The main destinations of Iran’s handmade carpets are the U.S., Europe, Persian Gulf countries, Japan, China, and Russia, Morteza Faraji said to IRNA.

These carpets are mainly weaved in West and East Azarbiajan, Khorasan, Fars, and Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari provinces.

The INCC plans to hold a carpet exhibition Aug. 22-28. At least 70 handmade carpet merchants and buyers from 35 American, European and Asian countries are expected to attend. this exhibition.