IRNA - Two cities of Meybod, Abadeh and Khorashad village were registered by World Handicrafts Council as the world city of Zilu (cotton carpet), marquetry and Tobafi (Iranian fabric-weaving art) respectively, said the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO). Ali Asghar Mounesan added that three experts from ...

Tasnim - Zilu is a kind of light hand-woven carpet, the weaving of which provides hundreds of families their livelihood. The provincial Zilu-weaving center is Meibod, in which the craft has been traced to ancient era. This light carpet has proven to be one of the most suitable and most enduring floor coverings, especially in desert areas. Famous ...