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			'''Qanun''' or '''Kanun''' may refer to:

			*], a large zither played in and around the Middle East
	The '''Qanun''' is the Persian zither. It is a flat trapezoidal wooden box, with twenty-four strings in triple fastened at its rectangular side on one end and to pegs on the oblique side on the other. The player to make slight changes in pitch manipulates small levels lying below each course of strings. The strings are plucked with two horn plectra, one on each index finger.
			*], laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists
	It is basically a zither with a narrow trapezoidal soundboard. Silk strings ( '''Sim''' ) are stretched over a single bridge poised on fish-skins ( '''Pust''' ) on one end, attached to tuning pegs at the other end.
			*], an Iranian newspaper published in London between 1890 and 1898
			*], the traditional clan law of Albania
			*], a month of the ]

	== ~~Creature~~ ==		==See also==
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	This instrument is created by ] or is developed by him.
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			*], surname
			*], a far-right conspiracy theory

			{{disambiguation}}
	== History ==
	Arabs moved this Iranian instrument to Europe (Andolos).

	== Parts ==
	{\|
	\|Gol ]
	\|Sim ]
	\|Damaqe ]
	\|Xarak ]
	\|Pust ]
	\|Gushi ]
	\|}

	==References==
	* Encyclopedia of Persian Instruments - Ali Tajvidi

	==External links==
	*
	*

	{{Iranian musical instruments}}
	{{Iran-stub}}

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Latest revision as of 16:55, 29 July 2024

Qanun or Kanun may refer to:

Qanun (instrument), a large zither played in and around the Middle East
Qanun (law), laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists
Qanun (newspaper), an Iranian newspaper published in London between 1890 and 1898
Kanun (Albania), the traditional clan law of Albania
Kanun (Mandaean month), a month of the Mandaean calendar

Latest revision as of 16:55, 29 July 2024

See also