Tambura

The word Tambura refers to several stringed musical instruments:

• The Tanbur long-necked, string instrument originating in the Southern or Central Asia (Mesopotamia and Persia/Iran). This is the main article that speaks about the origines, types and varients of tanbur.
• The Iranian tanbur (Kurdish tanbur) instrument in allover Iran and in Ahl-e Haqq rituals.
• The Turkish tambur instrument in Turkey.
• The Tanpura (instrument) in India, used as a drone instrument.
• The yaylı tanbur is also played in Turkey
• The Tambura (instrument) played in Macedonia and Bulgaria.
• The Tamburica (Tamboura or tamburrizza) instruments, any member of a family of long-necked lutes popular in Eastern and Central Europe.
• The Tambouras instrument in Greece.
• The Tanbūra (lyre) instrument in East Africa and the Middle East.
• The Tambur is a instrument in XinJiang

The word may also refer to:

• The Tambura River in Romania.
• Tumbura, a town in South Sudan.
• Tumbura Airport, an airport serving the above town.

See also

• The Pandura instrument played in Ancient Greece and some other ancient civilisations, from the Mediterranean basin.
• The Domra, Russian instrument
• Bandura, Ukrainian instrument
• Dombra, instrument in Siberia and Mongolia