Sweida-Sana
Handmade carpets are an artistic masterpiece that shows the authenticity of the past and the history of the industry. This carpet is one of the oldest industries in Syria in general and the Sweida Governorate in particular.
Although the hand-made carpet industry, like other industries, has been damaged by the terrorist war in Syria, the revival of this industry is gradually returning as the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Sweida is working hard to revive it.
The Director of Social Affairs and Labor in Sweida, Bushra Jarbou, explained that during the past few months, the carpet manufacturing units, which have been stalled for years, have been re-activated in the villages and towns of Khalkhala, Arman, Al-Ghariyah, Dhibin, Tall Al-Louz and work is currently underway to reactivate the farm town unit and other units in the coming period.
These steps, Jarbou told SANA's correspondent, are part of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor's plans to empower the Syrian countryside and revive its hand-made carpet industry as an ancient heritage industry and provide employment for many women.
The activation of the units and the training of women in the carpet industry, according to the director of affairs, with their empowerment in the areas of education and computer, manual skills, first aid and health awareness.
The Director of Affairs pointed to the importance of returning to the manufacture of handmade carpets to protect them from extinction and find appropriate ways to market this product, which is characterized by high specifications of quality and perfection and beauty in its various forms, colors and models, pointing to the supportive elements of the handmade carpet industry in the villages of the province, including the presence of some women experts in this area and desire Some lovers of Oriental heritage put such artifacts in their homes.
Ghada Rashid, a trainee in the manufacture of hand-made carpets in the unit of Arman Township said: “The work of the unit operator is an opportunity to acquire a profession based on the duty of every woman to stand by her family.” Her colleague Tamador Safadi pointed to the importance of continuing training in the workshop, especially with a response and cooperation from The trainees as reported by trainer Raghida al-Jarmaqani and administrative operator Diala Ayyash.
In 1962, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor adopted a project to revive the countryside by encouraging rural industries, especially hand-made carpets. It established the beginning of a carpet manufacturing unit in the city of Shahba and a section in the rural rehabilitation center in Salhdak. Trainers were rehabilitated to this end. At the end of the seventies of the last century, 36 units contributed to accelerating the process of rural development, but a number of them stopped during the past years due to the crisis.
Long lifetime
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