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balaban

double reed wind instrument of the duduk family
Class type of: woodwind instrument, sets of oboes with cylindrical bore, duduk Q2035157
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Summary

balaban is a type of musical instrument[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: Azerbaijan[2], Turkey[3]
  • Subclass of: woodwind instrument[4], sets of oboes with cylindrical bore[5], duduk[6]
  • Country of origin: Azerbaijan[7]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 422.121-62[8]
  • Different from: ney[9], Tutek[10], Q116961938[11]
  • Indigenous to: Caucasus Mountains[12]
  • Intangible cultural heritage status: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[14]

Related Entities

Azerbaijan Caucasus Mountains Turkey

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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