Around $3 million worth of handicrafts were exported from Hormozgan Province in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2023), according to a local official.
“There are over 80,000 artisans in Hormozgan, 98% of whom are women. They are mostly active in the fields of braid sewing, embroidery, rug and mat weaving, as well as pottery,” Mohammad Mohseni was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Rugs, leather, pottery, mats, mosaics, inlays and woodworks were the main products exported from Shahid Rajaee and Bandar Lengeh ports of Hormozgan Province.