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tambura

Balkan string instrument
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tambura

Summary

tambura ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tambura is a type of necked box lute[2].
  • tambura's Commons category is recorded as Tambura[3].
  • tambura's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322[4].
  • tambura's different from is recorded as tanpura[5].

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Definition and Type

tambura is a type of necked box lute[2].

Why It Matters

tambura ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[1] tambura has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Saarik · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → ['Q219', 'Q103251']
    Described at url → ['https://socalfolkdance.org/articles/bulgarian_folk_music_instruments_moreau.ht
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P10063]]: 00170"
  2. 9d ago · Saarik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → necked box lute
    Aliases → —
    Different from → tanpura
    Described at url → ['https://socalfolkdance.org/articles/bulgarian_folk_music_instruments_moreau.ht
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://socalfolkdance.org/articles/bulgarian_folk_music_instruments_moreau.htm"
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