TEHRAN-- The handicraft industry is an important source of employment for men and women in Baharestan, a county in the southwest of Tehran province, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has said.He made the remarks during a check out to the county on Thursday, which is one of the densest counties in Iran with the tiniest geographical area, CHTN reported on Friday.Today in the county of Baharestan, individuals are actively engaged in the production of bags, shoes, wood, and metal goods, the president added.Various data show that not just guys however likewise females are involved in making handicrafts here, he mentioned.It is important that a strong Iran is understood with strong production and market, he noted.It likewise requires to have strong women and men, whose efforts are directed towards production and work, otherwise, Iran ends up being based on other nations, he explained.With 14 entries, Iran ranks very first internationally for the number of cities and villages signed up by the World Crafts Council, as China with 7 entries, Chile with 4, and India with 3 ones followed.

Shiraz is called a world city of [ diverse] handicrafts , Malayer is an international hub for woodcarving and carved-wood furniture, while Zanjan has actually gotten the title of a world city of filigree.

The first time Tehran is discussed in historic accounts is in an 11th-century chronicle in which it is described as a small village north of Ray.Ray, in which signs of settlement date from 6000 BC, is often considered to be Tehrans predecessor.

It became the capital city of the Seljuk Empire in the 11th century but later on decreased with factional strife between different communities and the Mongol invasion of 1220.

Tehran has many to provide its visitors consisting of Golestan Palace, Grand Bazaar, Treasury of National Jewels, National Museum of Iran, Glass - & Ceramic Museum, Masoudieh Palace, Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and Carpet Museum of Iran, to call a few.ABU/ AM