Osku ( fa, اسكو, az, Üçqaya - اوشقایا also

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d as Oskū; also known as Uzku and Yuzki) is a city and capital of

Osku County Osku County ( fa, شهرستان اسکو) is located in East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Osku. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 84,061, in 23,613 households. Retrieved 3 Novemb ...

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Osku is one of the oldest cities in East Azerbaijan and is obtained according to old books and is a like stepping into a time machine. The city is located on a hillside volcano and has many caves in the city. The inhabitants of Osku are Azerbaijan Turks, who have lived in the city for more than 100 years. The touristic attractions such

Kandovan, Osku Kandovan ( fa, كندوان, also romanized as Kandovān and Kandavān; also known as Kanvān) is an ancient village in Sahand Rural District in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. It is situated in t ...

and natural landscapes etc. make it pleasant enough for Tourism making Osku one of the touristic cities in Iran.

Touristy village is one of its subdivisions. Hilleh Historical Village is another historical village near to the city which is currently abandoned. Osku is one of the few cities in Iran where

Batik Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a ''ca ...

printing centers still remain in operation. Now, Osku is known as the capital of

in Iran.

dyeing industry is traditional coloring on textile fabrics especially silk and Osku a city in northwestern Iran is the capital of

coloring in Iran. Batik, a technique of wax-resist dyeing, is used in crafting totally handmade shawls in the northwestern Iranian city of Osku,

. In Osku,

prints is called “Kalagheh’i”. The only region of Iran where

prints are practiced is Osku,

. Weaving silk fabrics have been popular in

from a long time ago. The exact history of Batik prints in Iran is still unknown. But some specialists believe that since Azerbaijan is located in the path of Silk Road, this print has entered Iran from China. In Osku,

, there is a kind of silk fabric known as “Kalagheh’i” scarves which is dyed using the special method of Batik. As the most important art industry in Osku,

was incorporated in Iran's spiritual heritage to the national record in 2010, Batik products in Osku city, are currently exported to Germany, the United States, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan etc.

References

Populated places in Osku County Cities in East Azerbaijan Province {{Osku-geo-stub