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| Iran unveils vast handmade carpet | Iran unveils vast handmade carpet |
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| Iran has unveiled what it says is the world's largest handmade carpet, a vast green and red floor covering that is larger than a football pitch. | Iran has unveiled what it says is the world's largest handmade carpet, a vast green and red floor covering that is larger than a football pitch. |
| The carpet, which took 1,200 weavers some 18 months to make, is destined for a mosque in the United Arab Emirates. | The carpet, which took 1,200 weavers some 18 months to make, is destined for a mosque in the United Arab Emirates. |
| Measuring 5,625 sq m (60,546 sq ft), the carpet was made in nine separate segments with 2.2 billion knots. | |
| It was woven in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan and is worth an estimated $5.8m (£2.8m). | It was woven in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan and is worth an estimated $5.8m (£2.8m). |
| Half of that sum is destined for the local area in Khorasan, where it was produced using about 38 tons of wool and cotton. | Half of that sum is destined for the local area in Khorasan, where it was produced using about 38 tons of wool and cotton. |
| Multi-coloured | Multi-coloured |
| The nine sections of the carpet will be stitched together after being flown to Abu Dhabi in two separate airplanes. | The nine sections of the carpet will be stitched together after being flown to Abu Dhabi in two separate airplanes. |
| Four groups of people would be sent to UAE for the fitting and cleaning of the carpet, said Jalaleddin Bassam, the head of Iran's state carpet company. | Four groups of people would be sent to UAE for the fitting and cleaning of the carpet, said Jalaleddin Bassam, the head of Iran's state carpet company. |
| He said the carpet was an important commission for the Iran's carpet-making industry, and said it could lead to further orders. | He said the carpet was an important commission for the Iran's carpet-making industry, and said it could lead to further orders. |
| "Iran is in talks to make similar carpets for Oman and other Gulf countries," he told Agence France-Presse. | |
| The carpet - mainly green, red and cream - was made using 25 different colours of wool sourced from the town of Sirjan, in southern Iran, as well as New Zealand. | The carpet - mainly green, red and cream - was made using 25 different colours of wool sourced from the town of Sirjan, in southern Iran, as well as New Zealand. |