Zanjan The World City for Filigree

Zanjan city is the capital of Zanjan provinces of Iran. Zanjan is known for its handicrafts such as knives, traditional sandals and malileh (filigree), a handcraft made with silver wires. The filigree had been popular in Zanjan from thousands years ago. Zanjan is currently reputed as the birthplace of filigree work. In 2019, this city was registered on World Crafts Council (WCC) list as the World City for Filigree. At present, about 230 filigree artists are active in 50 workshops in Zanjan. In addition to the workshops, many other centers are now active in education, supply and sale of filigree works. This has led to a wide employment of different groups of people in Zanjan in this field.