Cylindrical drums are a category of drum instruments that include a wide range of implementations, including the bass drum and the Iranian ''

dohol A dohol( Persian:دهل) is a large cylindrical drum with two skinheads. It is generally struck on one side with a wooden stick bowed at the end, and with a large thin stick on the other side, though it is also played with the bare hands. It is t ...

''. Cylindrical drums are generally two-headed and straight-sided, and sometimes use a buzzing, percussive string. The Iranian ''dohol'' is a famous form of cylindrical drum. Many

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s nears in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia include variations on the dohol and cylindrical drum forms, including the ''dhol'' of Armenia, ''daval'' of Kurdistan and the ''tabl ballady'' of Egypt. Southeastern Europe is home to cylindrical drums like the ''tapan'' of Macedonia and the ''dauli'' of Greece.

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