The
term Tanbur,
Tanbūr,
Tanbura,
Tambur,
Tambura
or Tanboor
(Persian تنبور)
can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in
Southern or Central Asia (Mesopotamia and Persia/Iran) .... the term
tanbur (or tambur) is applied to a variety of distinct and related
long-necked string instruments used in art and folk traditions in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan."
