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tanbur

various long-necked, string instrument originating in the Southern or Central Asia
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tanbur

Summary

tanbur is a type of musical instrument[1]. tanbur draws 608 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #119 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • tanbur's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • tanbur is a type of necked bowl lute[4].
  • tanbur's Commons category is recorded as Tanbur[5].
  • tanbur's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[6].
  • tanbur's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321[7].

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Definition and Type

tanbur's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. tanbur is a type of necked bowl lute[4].

Why It Matters

tanbur draws 608 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #119 of 399).[2] tanbur has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] tanbur is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 15d ago · Saarik · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → necked bowl lute
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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