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Globalization Visions
by Yazd
Business Owners
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Yazd,
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Yazd
in Few
lines.
Yazd
is one of Iran's industrial centers for textiles. There is a
considerable ceramics and construction materials industry and a
unique confectionaries and Jewelry industry. There are a number of
other industries that are employing a notable portion of the
population including agriculture, dairy, animal products, metal
works and machines manufacturing.
Textiles:
(General
textiles, including clothing fabrics, industrial fabrics, thermal
fabrics, silk, Termeh a traditional luxury fabric, Carpets, and
Ziloo a form of carpet weaved with cotton)
Yazd
probably developed its traditional textiles industry due to its
proximity to trade routes including the Silk Road leading to and
from south east Asia across to Africa, Near East and Europe.
Termeh a traditional fabric used in formal dresses and clothing is
of intricate designs integrating paisley, floral and natural forms
in to multiple layers of silk, cotton and often precious metal
threads of gold and silver. Termeh was often used as the material
of choice for designing the clothing and uniforms worn by
statesmen and nobility, and is now used for formal and traditional
functions. A form of Termeh is used as a fabric on furniture. In
addition to traditional textiles such as Termeh and Carpets,
currently Yazd is the home of Iran's biggest textile factories.
There are a number of massive factories producing an array of
fabrics for export and use in many other industries. The fabrics
from some production lines are destined for export to Italy and
Germany.
Ceramics
& Construction materials:
(Ceramics,
tiles, marble, granite, bricks, cement, limestone)
There
are a number of factories devoted to manufacturing of ceramic
tableware, decorative ceramics and tiles for the construction
industries.
Confectionaries:
(Sugar
cones and cubes, Crystal sugar, Noghl, Baklava, Ghottab, Pashmak,
Hajee-badoom, Sohan Khani, Sohan Ardie, Arde Shireh, Halva Ardeh,
Halva Tagh Taghok, Naan Khoshk, Naan Berenjee)
Yazd's
confectionaries have tremendous following through out Iran as a
delicacy and not only a form of sweet or sweetener, and have lured
many to Yazd to try them closer to their source. Workshops keep
their recipes a guarded secret and there are many that have
remained a private family business for many generations and often
housed at the same workshop location. The scent, taste and texture
of the confectionaries resounds an art form; the formal placing of
each product on large platters which is done by the workshops in
geometrical designs, patterns and sometimes into sculptures,
reflect the high value given to the products.
Jewelry
and metal works
(Gold
jewelry, Ruby jewelry, Pearl jewelry, Copper Arts, Copper Vase,
Copper Sculpted Pictures)
The
Jewelry designs and products of Yazd are the most important and
most sought after in Iran. Yazd continues to produce its
traditional forms, and every year boasts new designs that to a
high degree influence the jewelry and fashion markets of Iran.
Unfortunately Yazd's jewelry designs are made in close replicas,
but to an expert and trained eye the superior workmanship of
an original Yazd jewelry can be traced and verified back to the
workshop, date of manufacture and often to the artisan. In
addition Yazd's jewelry is always made with 20-carat gold. Yazd
jewelry and its historic jewelry market: Bazaar Zargari, attract
shoppers from across the middle east.
The
copper designs of ornamental pieces and tableware are produced in
the Bazaar Mesgari, the copper workshops and Markets of Yazd.
Traditional themes and designs are formed and carved onto copper
using chisels, hammers and fire torches.
Information
Technology
(Fiber
Optics, Copper wiring and connectors)
There
are a number of companies involved in the growing Information
Technology industry, mainly manufacturing primary level materials
such as cables and connectors. Currently Yazd is the home of the
largest manufacturer of Fiber Optics in Iran.
Agriculture
(Almond,
Walnut, Pomegranate, Mulberry, Saffron, Wheat, Herbal Medicines)
The
agriculture industry is limited by Yazd's arable lands with access
to water. The major crops are Almond, Walnuts and Mulberry which
are often sun dried and sold along with the confectionaries
products as specialties and delicacies.
Iran to raise
caviar-producing fish in the desert
In a bold attempt to boost its production of highly prized
Caspian Sea caviar, Iran has shipped some 100 young sturgeon to a
sprawling farm in the middle of the torrid Yazd desert.
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