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The
sitar
(
or
;
Hindi
:
?????
,
Punjabi
: ?????,
Urdu
:
????
sit?ra
pronounced
[s??taːr]
) is a plucked string instrument. It uses
sympathetic strings
along with a long hollow neck and a
gourd
resonating
chamber to make a rich sound with complex harmonic resonance. It has been used throughout
South Asia
for many centuries. Sitar was invented by the
Sufi
singer
Amir Khosrow
in the
18th century
.
[1]
- ↑
"Central Asia and Iran"
.
web.archive.org
. 2008-05-20. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20
. Retrieved
2024-03-09
.
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