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The Bazaar of Isfahan or Isfahan Bazaar is a historical market in Isfahan, Iran, one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the Middle East, dating back to the 17th century. The bazaar is a vaulted two-kilometre street linking the old city with the new.

Supranumit perla Persiei, Esfahan este mândria întregii ţări şi unul dintre cele mai reprezentative oraşe islamice din lume. Bazarul său este unul dintre cele mai mari din Orientul Mijlociu şi datează din secolul XVII, mai mult de 2 kilometri de străzi acoperite de arcade.

Archaeologists have found evidence of bazaars in different parts of Iran. It is certain that the creation of cities was based on not only the growth of the population but also on the increase of production, which brought about the growth of trade and accumulation of wealth.Like most Iranian bazaars, Bazaar-e Bozorgis loosely divided into several interconnected corridors, each specializing in a particular trade or product, with carpet dealers,goldsmiths, samovar-makers, shoe makers,dyers, all having their own quarters.

Săpăturile arheologice au demonstrat existenţa bazarelor în diferite părţi ale Iranului. Este clar că întemeierea oraşelor se baza nu numai pe creşterea populaţiei ci şi pecreşterea producţiei care a dus la creşterea comerţului şi acumularea de bunuri.La fel cu majoritatea bazarelor persane şi cel din Esfahan este împărţit în coridoare care comunică între ele, fiecare fiind însă specializat în vânzarea sau producerea unui anumit tip de produs: covoare, bijuterii,samovare, pantofi, mina-kari (vase de metalemailate) sau…. kalamkari….

Bazaar means a market place or assemblage of shops where miscellaneous goods and services are displayed to buy and sell.The word "bazaar" refers to "waazaar", which is an ancient Persian word. This word, bazaar, has been transferred into Arabic countries, Ottoman Turkey, Europe and Indiaand even China through economical interactions between Persia and these countries.

Bazaar înseamnă un ansamblu de magazine unde diverse produse şi servicii sunt puse la dispoziţia cumpărătorilor. Etimologic provine din “waazaar” un cuvânt din persana veche. Cuvântul bazar a intrat în limbile ţărilor arabe, ale Imperiului Otoman, în Europa şi India, ajungând până în China, pe calea relaţiilor comerciale pe care Persia le avea cu aceste ţări.

Ice Cream shop

You can also find several mosques, tea shops, bathhouses, and even gardens. Small apertures in the vaulted roof let in sufficient light yet kept out the intense heat of summer and retained warmth in winter.

Aici poţi găsi chiar şi câteva moschei, ceainării, băi publice, restaurante, până şi grădini. Mici deschizături în acoperiş asigură lumină suficientă apărând însă întreg bazarul de căldura intensă a verii şi reţinând căldura iarna.

Fernandel from Isfahan

During UNESCO completion for Seal of Excellence in 2010, Isfahan' artists won 30 UNESCO Seal of Excellence The high quality license of UNESCO has been donated to handicrafts deputy recently and deputy award them to artists.''The license comprises full information about artists and criteria of their handicrafts”The stated objective of the Seal is to encourage artisans to produce handicrafts using traditional skills, patterns and themes in an innovative way, in order to ensure the continuity and sustainability of these traditions and skills. The program was established to promote the handicraft sector, which play an important economic and social role in developing countries. The award aims to promote sustainable livelihoods as well as encourage the continued use of traditional knowledge.The products are judged according to a number of set criteria which includes; Excellence, Authenticity, Innovation, Eco-friendliness, and Marketability.

Isfahan craftsman

Block printing is a traditional way of decorating textiles. Kalamkari is the earliest and more complex techniques of block-printing on cloth using vegetable dyes.

Kalamkari has become widely used because it is an uncomplicated method that creates vibrant, colorful patterns. Chemical and artificial colors have replaced the traditional natural dyes used in block printing. The principal tints are red, yellow, blue and saffron.

In the 1920s entrepreneurs began developing modern factories, especially textile mills, which by the early 1960s employed nearly 20,000 workers and produced one-half of Iran's total output of textiles. The renewed prosperity stimulated greater and more diversified industrialization, and the city became the center of the country's steel industry during the 1970s.

wood textile print blocks, wooden stamps and stencils for use in impressing, stamping or printing textiles

Isfahan has maintained its position as a major center for traditional crafts in Persia. The crafts of Isfahan encompass textiles, carpets, metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, painting, and inlay works of various kind.

The work is carried out in different settings including small industrial and bazaar workshops, in the homes of craftsmen and women, and in rural cottage industries.

In India Persian cultural influence was strong in the independent Muslim courts that arose in the west and in the Deccan after the collapse of the Delhi sultanate in 801/1398. In particular Gujarat, Khandesh, and Golconda developed into important production centers for painted cotton textiles.

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