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kemenche

various stringed bowed musical instruments from the Eastern Mediterranean
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kemenche

Summary

kemenche is a type of musical instrument[1]. kemenche draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #174 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • kemenche's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • kemenche is a type of necked lute[4].
  • kemenche is a type of bowed string instrument[5].
  • kemenche's Commons category is recorded as Kemenches[6].
  • kemenche's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kemenches[7].
  • kemenche's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[8].
  • kemenche's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • kemenche's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.32[10].
  • kemenche's different from is recorded as kemençe of the Black Sea[11].
  • kemenche's different from is recorded as Kamayacha[12].
  • kemenche's different from is recorded as kamancheh[13].

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Definition and Type

kemenche's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include necked lute[4] and bowed string instrument[5].

Why It Matters

kemenche draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #174 of 399).[2] kemenche has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] kemenche is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → kemençe of the Black Sea, Kamayacha, kamancheh
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Topic's main category → Category:Kemenches
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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