Photos by Mehdi Blourian, Mehr News Agency

Qods Razavi is the biggest producer of hand-woven rugs in Iran. About 500 weavers produce about 4000 square meters of rugs each year at the Qods Razavi shops. These rugs are used to cover the floors of the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran.

Astan Quds Razavi is a Bonyad, or autonomous charitable foundation, in Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manage Imam Reza shrine and institutions belonging to the organization.

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