Tehran – A total of 11 Iranian cities and three villages have been designated as global handicraft hubs by the World Craft Council, accounting for 24% of 59 designations worldwide.
According to the IRNA, one of the most important benefits of a city’s global registration is the opportunity for local people and the dual motivation to learn and promote handicrafts. Global registration also makes these crafts famous. In addition to many economic and social benefits for local people, it also leads to the development of tourism.
Shiraz
Shiraz, the state of Fars, was introduced by UNESCO as the World City of Handycraft in 2019. It was officially known as the World City of Handaft by the World Craft Council for many arts such as Katankari, wood carving, tilemaking, kilims and rugs, traditional glass manufacturing, ceramics and ceramics.
Malayan
Malaea in Hamedan Province achieved the title of World City sculpture furniture in December 2019. Malaea hosts many tourists and customers every year in this regard. Malayer’s engraved furniture industry has properly applied advertising via television, billboards and social media. The city was able to sell 95 billion rials ($10.5 million) worth of sculpture furniture in March 2025.
Isfahan
Isfahan was the first Iranian city to be registered as a handicraft in cities around the world. This is a cradle of Iranian handicrafts. Approximately 602 craft fields have been identified worldwide, of which 299 are related to Iran, and 200 of which are related to Isfahan. Wood carving, painting, tilemaking, carpet weaving, enamel, pottery and ceramics are Isfahan’s most famous art.
Mashhad
Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, was selected as the World City of Gemstones by the World Crafts Council in 2016. Also known as a precious or semi-precious stone, a gemstone is a cut piece of mineral crystals used as jewelry or decorations.
Zanjan
Marile (Filigree) of Zanjan is a delicate and original art that still lives in this land with the perseverance of the artist. This art from Zanjan is grateful to the artists who created valuable pieces with very basic tools. In 2019, the city was added to the World Craft Council list as Filigree’s World City. Zanjan has over 45 fields, including filigree, knifemaking, coppersmith, kilim weave and weave weave. Nearly 230 artisans participate in Marile Art at 50 workshops in Zanjan.
Tabriz
The United Nations selected Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, as the city of the world city in 2014. The city is considered to be one of the major carpet weaving centers around the world. The skilled Tabrizi Weavers have recently been involved in the production of delicate silk flower carpets with a number of rows of 50 and 60.
Tabriz carpets for the past 100 years have often been woven with vases, trees, altars, lamps, animals, hunting grounds, branches, branches, leaves, flowers, brickwork or designs of geometric patterns from the landscape weaving, landscapes, clan frames, and largest sizes.
Larezin
As a world city of ceramics, Larezin is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hadan Province. Over 1,200 pottery workshops are active at LaResin.
Abade
The World Craft Council registered Abadeh with Fars in 2018 as World City.
Maebod
Meybod was registered as Zilou’s World City in 2018 by the World City Council. The city is world-renowned for its Zilou textile art, dating back 800 years.
Malivan
The Maliban was registered in 2017 as the world craft city of Kalash, a kind of gib used by the Kurds.
Sarjan
Shirjan is designated as the world city of Kilim. The city is well known all over the world because it weaves needlepoint kilims, which are used to produce bags, tabby and chair covers. This constitutes part of the country’s non-oil exports.
Khorashad Village
The village of Horashad, located southeast of Birjand in South Horasan Province, was registered in 2018 as the World City (Towel Making) of Tow-Bafi. In fact, this craft is also known as Howleh-bafi or Towelmake due to the softness and delicateness of the tow-bafi fabric and the high absorbency of moisture.
Qasemabad Village
Qasemabad village in Ruder, Gilan province is a vibrant gem that is recognized worldwide as the Chador-Hub woven weave of the World Village by the World’s Handicraft Council. Chador Shab is a vibrant, geometrically patterned fabric that represents both the artistic heritage and everyday life of northern Iran. Also known as Chorshab or Lavan, is a fabric traditionally hand-woven by women using a manual loom known locally as Pachal. This art dates back two thousand years.
Calplegan Village
Kalpurgan village in Sistan-Baluchestan province was listed on the national heritage list in 2002 under 6472 for the 7,000-year-old Pottery Art Light. The pottery of this village is made by hand by a baroque woman, completely without the wheels of a potter. Kalpurgan is home to the world’s only pottery museum.
KD