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qanun

Middle-Eastern stringed instrument
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qanun

Summary

qanun is a type of musical instrument[1]. qanun draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #85 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • qanun's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • qanun is a type of Plucked string instrument[4].
  • qanun is a type of box zither[5].
  • qanun's Commons category is recorded as Kanun (instrument)[6].
  • qanun comprises sound hole[7].
  • qanun's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[8].
  • qanun's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 314.122-6[9].
  • qanun's different from is recorded as hammered dulcimer[10].
  • qanun's practiced by is recorded as qanun performer[11].
  • qanun's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia[12].
  • qanun's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[13].

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Definition and Type

qanun's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include Plucked string instrument[4] and box zither[5].

Use and Application

qanun comprises sound hole[7].

Why It Matters

qanun draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #85 of 399).[2] qanun has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] qanun is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Srbuk

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.
  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. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intangible cultural heritage status → List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia
    Local thumb → —
    Has part(s) → sound hole
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556143705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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