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dholak

ancient Indian double-headed cylindrical or barrel drum
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dholak

Summary

dholak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dholak is a type of tubular drum[2].
  • dholak's Commons category is recorded as Dholak[3].
  • dholak's said to be the same as is recorded as dholak[4].
  • dholak's country of origin is recorded as South Asia[5].
  • dholak's country of origin is recorded as India[6].
  • dholak's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 211.2[7].

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Definition and Type

dholak is a type of tubular drum[2].

Why It Matters

dholak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[1] dholak has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] dholak is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-ঢোলক.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-ঢোলক.wav"
  2. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → tubular drum
    Country of origin → South Asia, India
    Biblissima authority id → Q297664
    Country of origin → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297664, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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