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Persian traditional music

music's characteristics developed through the country's classical, medieval, and contemporary eras
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Persian traditional music
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Summary

Persian traditional music is a music by ethnic group[1]. It draws 603 Wikipedia views per month (music by ethnic group category, ranking #9 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: music genre[3]
  • Subclass of: maqāmic music[4], music of Iran[5]
  • Commons category: Persian traditional music[6]
  • Country of origin: Iran[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Persian classical music[8]
  • Different from: Iranian folk music[9]

Why It Matters

Persian traditional music has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Iran

References

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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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Euro know · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Persian classical music
    Instance of → music by ethnic group, music genre
    Different from → Iranian folk music
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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