Expo 2020 Dubai: Afghanistan pavilion opens to visitors, exhibiting rare artifacts-News

LaterClosed for the first week During the 2020 World Expo, the Afghanistan Pavilion is open to visitors.

Omar Rahemi, a private collector living in Vienna, Austria, is exhibiting some of his rare collections in the pavilion. Since there is no national flag to represent the country, Rahmi, who was born in Afghanistan, insisted that the pavilion is to a large extent a “people’s pavilion.”

“This pavilion is a pavilion for the people. The regime will come and go. But Afghanistan is still Afghanistan. The land is the same. The people are the same,” said the businessman, a fourth-generation seller of antiques and handicrafts. .

Some of the rare works on display include a huge 15th-century necklace decorated with gold and silver and a Koran in a large box; a bridal crown with green and blue enamel; a Dashtshui and a gorgeous brass Basins and kettles are inlaid with turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli.

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Located in the sustainable development zone, the pavilion also displays colorful displays of Afghan traditional costumes, handmade carpets, gems and saffron from various regions.

The former Afghan government managed the pavilion, but After the Taliban took over, The fate of the pavilion is uncertain.

Rahemi said he contacted the Expo authorities and obtained permission to display his collection.

“I have participated in a lot of World Expos. As long as there are large exhibitions, I will show the best things in Afghanistan. I don’t want to miss this Expo,” he told Khaleej Times.

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