Iraq –Antique and sculpture shop draws visitors to Sulaymaniyah

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Location: Sulaymaniyah – Iraq

Language: Arabic + Kurdish

Voice: Natural

Duration: 00:05:07

Source: A24

Restrictions: A24 Clients

Dateline: 05-03-2022

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For 20 years, Cardo has been running an antiques and sculpture shop that includes international public figures, made of porcelain, silver utensils, and wall clocks.

Cardo’s shop, located in Sulaymaniyah, looks like a museum for visitors, tourists, and collectors of antiques from different regions.

Although he started as an amateur collecting the pieces, he was able to turn his hobby into a business, as he collected pieces from different countries of the world, especially Europe.

Cardo says that the oldest the piece is, the higher its price gets.

Some of the pieces he owns date back to the Victorian era and they are sold at $5 to $700 and more.

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(SOUNDBITE) Cardo Muhammed – Owner of antiques and sculpture shop

“I have been working in this field for more than 20 years. It used to be a hobby because I love collecting antiques, and then I turned it into a business. I have sculptures and antiques from several countries, some of them are from France, and most of them are from Europe, and they have customers. These antiques are unique, and their prices vary from $5 to $700 and more. The oldest the piece is o, the higher the price gets.”

(SOUNDBITE) Cardo Muhammed – Owner of antiques and sculpture shop

“My customers are local. Most of the pieces date back to the Victorian era.”

(SOUNDBITE) Loay Abdul Latif – Customer from Baghdad:

“I love antiques. It is beautiful and can be used as a decoration in the house, and a wonderful thing. We notice at present most young people neglect this stuff, although it is good to pay attention to them”

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