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Carpet the Art Market
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Iran's bazaars are home to a dizzying array of arts and crafts, from fine miniatures,
marquetry, ceramics and glasswork and, of course, the most famous of all Iranian arts, a
huge array of Persian carpets and kilims (
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). Carpet shops are everywhere but the
bazaars in Esfahan, Shiraz and Tehran are the most enjoyable and memorable places to bar-
gain for rugs.
Weaving carpets, Esfahan
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