Addressing a group of hand-woven carpet producers and exporters in this northern province Sunday evening, Mohammad Baqer Aqa-Alikhani announced that the country exported 7,000 tons of carpets, worth dlrs 450 million, in 2010.

Iran's hand-woven carpets and rugs are exports to over 100 world countries.

Experts attribute the increasingly lucrative market for Persian carpets worldwide to the quality of the rugs as well as their color and design.

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