style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carpet weaving
is one of the main industries of the city, and the carpets produced
there are renowned internationally. Carpet weaving is a very old
tradition in Kerman. The oldest carpet discovered in Kerman, dates from about
500 years ago, which proves the precedence of weaving in this city. Among
the most famous Kerman carpet producers of the 19th & 20th
centuries include Costigian, Ghastili and Dilmaghani, the latter still in
operation & considered an important connection of 19th and 20th century
production of carpets in Kerman. Cotton textiles and goats-wool shawls are
also manufactured.
A number of
modern establishments such as textile mills and brickworks also have been
constructed. The province's mineral wealth includes copper and coal
