West Asia
Basketry
Basketry is a famous handcraft in Palestinian villages. This ancient tradition is mostly carried out by women, who learn this from the older generation...
Hirfat al saboun حرفة الصابون (soap making)
Olive cultivation was spread in Lebanese towns and villages, and olive oil soap industry prospered in cities and some villages. However, its production was...
al malabes al folkloriah الملابس الفلكلورية (folkloric costume)
Clothing industry is linked to the tailoring and embroidery crafts, which were traditionally famous in Lebanon, and regressed later due to the spread of...
Nasej el bust we el sajad ( hiyakat al besot we sajad) bil souf...
Carpet weaving is a traditional Lebanese craft with quite an unknown history. Widely spread in several villages, especially among the Bedouins (Laqlouq Bedouins in...
Al fusaifisa’ الفسيفساء (mosaic)
Mosaic is an ancient craft associated with the arts of civilizations that have conquered Lebanon, notably the Romanian and Byzantine civilizations. The Mosaic Museum...
Knives of Jezzine
This industry was famous in Jezzine area (Lebanon) since 1770, due to the migration of families from Damascus and Aleppo, who came to work...
Al siagha الصياغة (jewellery making)
Jewellery is one of the deep-rooted crafts in Lebanon (since the Phoenicians), with historical markets in major cities like Beirut, Tripoli and Sidon.
To understand...
Sinaat al assas صناعة الأثاث (furniture)
Furniture making is a Lebanese traditional craft found in many cities like Tripoli, Beirut and Sidon. There are no actual statistics for this sector...
Fer forgé فير فورجيه (blacksmithing)
This traditional craft evolved tremendously in Lebanon after the use of electric welding. Iron was previously forged in fire using the Arabic blacksmithing techniques....
Textiles
Textile handcrafts have been practiced in Kuwait for a long time. This category includes Al-Sadu weaving, bisht (men’s cloak) weaving (Al-Hayek), bisht tailoring (khayat),...
Textiles
Textiles have been produced in the Jordan region since the last Stone Age. The region has materials for weaving, mainly sheep wool, goat hair...
Rug weaving
Rugs of Bani Hamida are handwoven Jordanian rugs from a village called Makawir in the district of Madaba, which is located in the central...