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santur

hammered dulcimer of Persian/Iranic origins
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santur

Summary

santur is a type of musical instrument[1]. santur draws 530 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #100 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • santur's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • santur is a type of hammered dulcimer[4].
  • santur is a type of struck string instrument[5].
  • santur is a type of percussion instrument[6].
  • santur's Commons category is recorded as Santur[7].
  • santur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santur[8].
  • santur's Commons gallery is recorded as Santur[9].
  • santur's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[10].
  • santur's shape is recorded as trapezoid[11].
  • santur's used by is recorded as santurist[12].
  • santur's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 314.122-4[13].
  • santur's different from is recorded as santoor[14].

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Definition and Type

santur's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include hammered dulcimer[4], struck string instrument[5], and percussion instrument[6].

Use and Application

santur's used by is recorded as santurist[12].

Why It Matters

santur draws 530 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #100 of 399).[2] santur has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] santur is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_santur_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{santur}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/santur}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → hammered dulcimer, struck string instrument, percussion instrument
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555957405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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