The current designated Cities of Crafts and Folk Arts of UNESCO are: Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia Aregua, Paraguay Aswan, Egypt Ayacucho, Peru Baguio City, Philippines, for its varied traditions in weaving, woodcarving, silver crafting, and tattooing and tattoo art. Ballarat, Australia, for its historical and modern reputation as a melting pot for various forms and traditions of Indigenous Australian art. Bamiyan, Afghanistan, for its unique history of crafts influenced by Muslim and Buddhist cultures that are still practiced in the area today.Bandar Abbas, Iran Barcelos, Portugal Biella, Italy Cairo, Egypt Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Carrara, Italy, for its world-renowned white marble that has influenced Carrara's development as a center of crafts in Tuscany and in Italy.Chiang Mai, Thailand, for its history as a trade center and a region of cultural diversity that has influenced a craft culture of pottery, silverwork, woodcarving, silk embroidery, and lacquerware. Chordeleg, Ecuador, for its unique precious metal work, footwear manufacturing, pottery, and toquilla straw weaving that has been passed down through generations through oral tradition. Durán, Ecuador, for its long history of syncretism between urban art and murals and traditional Ecuadorian art and craft. Fabriano, Italy, for its status as a center for crafts such as pottery, weaving, blacksmithing, and paper making since the 12th century. Gabrovo, Bulgaria Hangzhou, China Icheon, South Korea, for its historical and modern status as the center of Korea's ceramic and pottery crafting. Isfahan, Iran Jacmel, Haiti Jaipur, India, for its historical crafts of jewelry making, carving, and painting that have been a center of trade since the early 18th century, with 53,500 workshops practicing these crafts today. Jingdezhen, China Jinju, South Korea Joao Pessoa, Brazil Kanazawa, Japan Kargopol, Russia, for its traditional textile embroidery, artisanal wood and bark carving, and clay-fired colored figures known as Kargopol toys, all of which form the most important sector of the city's economy today. Kütahya, Turkey Limoges, France Lumbumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the unique copper and malachite crafts created in the city, with over 50 workshops dedicated to malachite carving. Madaba, Jordan, for the largest number of mosaics discovered in their original location in the world, including its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and the oldest-surviving description of the Holy Land. Nassau, Bahamas, for the Bahamian cultural and creative traditions of straw weaving and Junkanoo craftmaking formed from a blend of Indigenous and African cultural traditions. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for its traditional craft of bronze and copper casting and crafting that forms a major sector of the city's economy even today. Paducah, Kentucky, United States, for its history and contributions to the craft of quilt making in the United States. Pekalongan, Indonesia, for the cultural history and importance of Batik crafts and cloths to the city and its identity. Porto-Novo, Benin, for the history and unique practice of various crafts such as wickerwork, blacksmithing, pottery, and manufacturing of musical instruments in the city, with 42 historical craft guilds in the city.San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, for its preservation of Indigenous Mexican crafts and arts such as embroidery, pottery, blacksmithing, woodcarving, and amber craftmaking.Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, for its Native American crafts of jewelry, pottery, and weaving and the trade fairs in these crafts that have become an integral part of the city's identity. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sheki, Azerbaijan, for its status as the center of silk production and textiles in the Caucasus, as well as other traditional crafts such as wood-framed stained glass and pottery. Sokodé, Togo Sukhothai, Thailand, for its culturally important artisanal products of gold and silver ornaments, textile weaving, and ceramic and Sangkhalok wares. Suzhou, China, for its history and culture of crafts in embroidery, carving, papermaking, painting, printing, and calligraphy. Tamba-Sasayama, Japan Tetouan, Morocco Trinidad, Cuba Tunis, Tunisia
The current designated Cities of Crafts and Folk Arts of UNESCO are: +CityCountryYearNotesAl-Ahsa2015Areguá2019Aswan2005Ayacucho2019Baguio2017Varied traditions in weaving, woodcarving, silver crafting, and tattooing and tattoo art. Ballarat2019Historical and modern reputation as a melting pot for various forms and traditions of Indigenous Australian art. Bamyan2015Unique history of crafts influenced by Muslim and Buddhist cultures that are still practiced in the area today.Bandar Abbas2019Barcelos2017Biella2019Cairo2017Caldas da Rainha2019Carrara2017World-renowned white marble that has influenced Carrara's development as a center of crafts in Tuscany and in Italy.Chiang Mai2017History as a trade center and a region of cultural diversity that has influenced a craft culture of pottery, silverwork, woodcarving, silk embroidery, and lacquerware. Chordeleg2017Unique precious metal work, footwear manufacturing, pottery, and toquilla straw weaving that has been passed down through generations through oral tradition. Durán2015Long history of syncretism between urban art and murals and traditional Ecuadorian art and craft. Fabriano2013Status as a center for crafts such as pottery, weaving, blacksmithing, and paper making since the 12th century. Gabrovo2017Hangzhou2012Icheon2010Historical and modern status as the center of Korea's ceramic and pottery crafting. Isfahan2015Jacmel2014Jaipur2015Historical crafts of jewelry making, carving, and painting that have been a center of trade since the early 18th century, with 53,500 workshops practicing these crafts today. Jingdezhen2014Jinju2019Joao Pessoa2017Kanazawa2009Kargopol2019Traditional textile embroidery, artisanal wood and bark carving, and clay-fired colored figures known as Kargopol toys, all of which form the most important sector of the city's economy today. Kütahya2017Limoges2017Lumbumbashi2015Unique copper and malachite crafts created in the city, with over 50 workshops dedicated to malachite carving. Madaba2017Largest number of mosaics discovered in their original location in the world, including its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and the oldest-surviving description of the Holy Land. Nassau2014Bahamian cultural and creative traditions of straw weaving and Junkanoo craftmaking formed from a blend of Indigenous and African cultural traditions. Ouagadougou2017Traditional craft of bronze and copper casting and crafting that forms a major sector of the city's economy even today. Paducah2013History and contributions to the craft of quilt making in the United States. Pekalongan2014Cultural history and importance of Batik crafts and cloths to the city and its identity. Porto-Novo2017History and unique practice of various crafts such as wickerwork, blacksmithing, pottery, and manufacturing of musical instruments in the city, with 42 historical craft guilds in the city.San Cristobal de Las Casas2015Preservation of Indigenous Mexican crafts and arts such as embroidery, pottery, blacksmithing, woodcarving, and amber craftmaking.Santa Fe2005Native American crafts of jewelry, pottery, and weaving and the trade fairs in these crafts that have become an integral part of the city's identity. Sharjah2019Sheki2017Status as the center of silk production and textiles in the Caucasus, as well as other traditional crafts such as wood-framed stained glass and pottery. Sokodé2017Sukhothai2019Culturally important artisanal products of gold and silver ornaments, textile weaving, and ceramic and Sangkhalok wares. Suzhou2014History and culture of crafts in embroidery, carving, papermaking, painting, printing, and calligraphy. Tamba-Sasayama2015Tetouan2017Trinidad2019Tunis2017Viljandi2019
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Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia Aregua, Paraguay Aswan, Egypt Ayacucho, Peru Baguio City, Philippines, for its varied
+CityCountryYearNotesAl-Ahsa2015Areguá2019Aswan2005Ayacucho2019Baguio2017Varied
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Ballarat, Australia, for its historical
Ballarat2019Historical
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Bamiyan, Afghanistan, for its unique
Bamyan2015Unique
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Abbas, Iran Barcelos, Portugal Biella, Italy Cairo, Egypt Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Carrara, Italy, for its world-renowned
Abbas2019Barcelos2017Biella2019Cairo2017Caldas da Rainha2019Carrara2017World-renowned
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Mai, Thailand, for its history
Mai2017History
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Chordeleg, Ecuador, for its unique
Chordeleg2017Unique
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Durán, Ecuador, for its long
Durán2015Long
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Fabriano, Italy, for its status
Fabriano2013Status
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Gabrovo, Bulgaria Hangzhou, China Icheon, South Korea, for its historical
Gabrovo2017Hangzhou2012Icheon2010Historical
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Isfahan, Iran Jacmel, Haiti Jaipur, India, for its historical
Isfahan2015Jacmel2014Jaipur2015Historical
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Jingdezhen, China Jinju, South Korea Joao Pessoa, Brazil Kanazawa, Japan Kargopol, Russia, for its traditional
Jingdezhen2014Jinju2019Joao Pessoa2017Kanazawa2009Kargopol2019Traditional
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Kütahya, Turkey Limoges, France Lumbumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the unique
Kütahya2017Limoges2017Lumbumbashi2015Unique
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Madaba, Jordan, for the largest
Madaba2017Largest
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Nassau, Bahamas, for the Bahamian
Nassau2014Bahamian
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for its traditional
Ouagadougou2017Traditional
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Paducah, Kentucky, United States, for its history
Paducah2013History
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Pekalongan, Indonesia, for the cultural
Pekalongan2014Cultural
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Porto-Novo, Benin, for the history
Porto-Novo2017History
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las Casas, Mexico, for its preservation
Las Casas2015Preservation
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Fe, New Mexico, United States, for its Native
Fe2005Native
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sheki, Azerbaijan, for its status
Sharjah2019Sheki2017Status
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Sokodé, Togo Sukhothai, Thailand, for its culturally
Sokodé2017Sukhothai2019Culturally
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Suzhou, China, for its history
Suzhou2014History
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Tamba-Sasayama, Japan Tetouan, Morocco Trinidad, Cuba Tunis, Tunisia
Tamba-Sasayama2015Tetouan2017Trinidad2019Tunis2017Viljandi2019