Tambura

The word tambura refers to several stringed musical instruments:

• Tanbur, a long-necked, string instrument originating in the Southern or Central Asia (Mesopotamia and Persia/Iran)
  • Iranian tanbur (Kurdish tanbur), used in Yarsan rituals
  • Turkish tambur, instrument played in Turkey
  • Yaylı tambur, also played in Turkey
  • Tanpura, a drone instrument played in India
  • Tambura (instrument), played in Balkan peninsula
  • Tamburica, any member of a family of long-necked lutes popular in Eastern and Central Europe
  • Tambouras, played in Greece
  • Tanbūra (lyre), played in East Africa and the Middle East

The word may also refer to:

• Tambura River, in Romania
• Tumbura, a town in South Sudan
  • Tumbura Airport, an airport serving the above town
• "Tambura", a hidden track from P.O.D.'s album The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
• Tambur, an old name for Hemşin, a town in Rize Province, Turkey

See also

• Pandura, instrument played in Ancient Greece and other ancient civilisations from the Mediterranean basin
• Domra, Russian instrument
• Bandura, Ukrainian instrument
• Dombra, instrument in Kazakhstan, Siberia, and Mongolia
• Erhu, Chinese instrument