Iran's love affair with semi-precious stone turquoise

(28 Mar 2007) SHOTLIST
Mashad - 13 March 2007
1. Wide of street with the golden dome of Shiite's Imam Reza in the background
2. Wide of Reza Bazaar
3. Turquoise rings
4. Customers inside jewellery shop
5. Close up of turquoise stones
6. Turquoise stones on display
7. Shopkeeper showing turquoise stones to customer Shahram Farahani
8. Close up turquoise pendants reading (in English) "Iran" and "Love"
9. Shopkeeper speaking to Shahram
10. Tilt up from mid shot of ring on finger to Shahram's face
11. Close up of turquoise pendant
12. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Shahram Farahani, Customer:
"I like turquoise because of its beautiful colour and virtues. I have come to the bazaar today to buy a ring because I especially like Mashad's turquoise."
13. Turquoise rings
14. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mahmoud Chaychi, Turquoise Dealer:
"Turquoise has different virtues. For example it is good for one's prayers to be accepted. It will also prevent protect you from the evil eye. Turquoise is a holy stone and that's why people and tourists are interested in buying and having it."
15. Various of men working in turquoise workshop
16. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Husein Mahdavi, Turquoise Turner:
"I have been working in this job for nearly 26 years. Turquoise has always been considered as a valuable gemstone and its price is growing. The best quality turquoise is more expensive than gold."
17. Men turning the turquoise
18. Close up of turned turquoise stones
19. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Hadi Honarpish, Turquoise Turner:
"You can see that the output of this small workshop is a very beautiful decorative object which is not only welcomed in Iran but also in all other countries around the world. This is a good motivation for me to continue my job."
20. Wide of Reza Bazaar
21. Close up of turquoise pendants in shop
22. German tourist Susanne Weihermuller and her husband looking at turquoise pendants
23. Close up turquoise pendants in Susanne's hand tilt up to her face
24. Tilt up jug decorated with small turquoise stones
25. SOUNDBITE: (German) Susanne Weihermuller, Tourist:
"Firouzeh (turquoise) is a very beautiful stone which is also famous in Germany. Everybody knows there that it comes from Iran. I really like Iranian turquoise."
26. Susanne and her husband looking at turquoise decorative objects
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Isfahan - 2006
27. Wide of Isfahan (mosque turquoise dome in the background)
28. Close up of turquoise dome
29. Various of turquoise architecture in the mosque
30. Tilt down of the mosque decorated with turquoise
31. Wide of Naqsh-e-Jahan Square in Isfahan
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The semi precious stone, the turquoise, is sacred to Iranians.
Known as "Firouzeh" in Iran, the ancient stone is called the 'gemstone of the people' and has been considered a bringer of good fortune for thousands of years.
STORYLINE :
Turquoise is widely used in Iranian jewellery and decorative objects, as well as in architecture and Muslim places of worship.
Many Iranians wear turquoise rings and pendants because they believe the stone brings good fortune.
The Reza Bazaar in the the city of Mashad has many stalls selling turquoise jewellery.
Shahram Farahani is out shopping for a piece of jewellery.
He says he wants to buy a turquoise ring because he loves the colour and he especially likes the stones found in Mashad.
In addition to warding off the evil eye, many Iranians believe the stone attracts wealth to the wearer.
An old Iranian proverb says, "the hand that wears a turquoise and seals with it will never see poverty."
The city of Mashad is famous for turquoise.
Isfahan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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For your non-Persian audience, I’m translating the video (2:06): I’ve been cutting and polishing turquoise stones for about 25 years. And the market value of turquoise has always increased over time. As you know, top-grade turquoise is now more expensive than gold on the market.

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