Afghan Carpets won 1st Place in International Carpet Exhibition in UAE
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Afghan Carpets won first place in the recent International Carpet Exhibition held in United Arab Emirates.
A wide assortment of carpets from fourteen countries of the world were shown at the exhibition but Afghan carpets won the top position because of their best overall quality, best design, and most attractive colors.
Woven carpets from Afghanistan have long been considered as the best carpets of the world. Afghan carpets have been the leading export item from Afghanistan for the past several decades.
Lately, the number of carpets exported annually has declined. Some industry members say the decline has been almost 70%, but the Ministry of Commerce and Industry rejected that number as being far too large.
Meanwhile, the Deputy of Carpet Exporters Union accepted the decline in carpet exports, saying that the number of carpets exported annually has declined each year since 2004.
According to the statistics of the Carpet Exporters Union, Afghanistan exported almost 1.7 million square meters of carpet in 2004. By 2010 that number was reduced to 380,000 square meters. During 2011, the total square meters of carpet exports dwindled to 280,000.
Carpet weaving has a long history in Afghanistan. Woven Afghan carpets are counted as the best carpets of the world. An Afghan carpet was also declared the first place winner at the 2011 exhibition.
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