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The Handicrafts and Gifts of Qum
Silk Carpets
The hand woven silk carpet of Qum is
the most exquisite handicraft of the city and its delicate designs and colour
variegation is considered as the best quality
in the world and the Europeans are great admirers of these carpets. Most of the
weavers of these carpets in Qum are women.
Pottery and Ceramics
This handicraft is the oldest industry
of this historical city. The pottery and ceramics of Qum are manufactured in
various designs and are very famous within the country and abroad.
Inlaid Woodwork
The beautiful designs embossed on the
chairs and tables and wooden handicrafts are carried out by the master
craftsmen in the city of Qum. Most of these products are exported to many Asian
and European countries.
Glazed Tile work
The beautiful Islamic art of glazed
tilework greatly impresses its every viewer and is the creation of the expert
craftsmen in Qum who by their artistic works create these masterpieces of
Islamic art and culture.
The Gift from Qum
Sowhan,
is the famous traditional sweet of Qum and its delicious taste is liked by the
whole world. The ingredients of this sweet are flour, wheat sprout, sugar, oil,
almond, pistachio, saffron and cardamoms and prepared in two different forms.
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