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Daf

The daf (Persian: دف), also known as dap (دپ), dâyere or riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey many regions of Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan as well as in parts of India and Russian polar…

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PahlaviUyghurCommon EraBehistun InscriptionRise of Islam
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PersianIranianFrame drumSouthCentral Asia
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Drumhead
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Ulfatmo Mamadambarova
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Classification
Directly struck membranophones
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
211.311 (Handle-less frame drum with one usable membrane)
Other names
Dafli, dap, def, tef, defi, gaval, duf, duff, dof

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Daf

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples28
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
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Daf

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related to External links · 10
Daf → Dafs, Media, Nasehpour, On Persian Daf, Peyman, Peyman Nasehpour, Spiritual Frame Drum, Sufi Music, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to history · 10
Daf → BCE Behistun Inscription, Common Era, Iranian, Islam, Middle Persian, Some, Sufism, The, The Pahlavi, Uyghur
related to In Islam · 4
Daf → In Islam, Islamic Sufi, It, Sunni
Classification · 1
Daf → Directly struck membranophones
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Daf → 211.311 (Handle-less frame drum with one usable membrane)
Other names · 1
Daf → Dafli, dap, def, tef, defi, gaval, duf, duff, dof
is a · 1
Daf → national musical instrument of Pakistan and is also depicted on the reverse and obverse of the Azerbaijani 1 qəpik coin and 1 manat banknote respectively

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also frame music drum used iranian instrument persian musical jingles played classical popular pakistan dap iran india islam traditional many

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DafClassificationDirectly struck membranophones1.00infobox
DafHornbostel–Sachs classification211.311 (Handle-less frame drum with one usable membrane)1.00infobox
DafOther namesDafli, dap, def, tef, defi, gaval, duf, duff, dof1.00infobox
Dafis anational musical instrument of Pakistan and is also depicted on the reverse and obverse of the Azerbaijani 1 qəpik coin and 1 manat banknote respectively0.90text
Dafrelated to External linksNasehpour0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksPeyman0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksOn Persian Daf0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksSpiritual Frame Drum0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksSufi Music0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksPeyman Nasehpour0.60section
Dafrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Dafrelated to External linksMedia0.60section

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