Qanun or Kanun may refer to: *

Qanun (instrument) The qanun, kanun, ganoun or kanoon (; ; ; , ''qanun''; , ''qānūn''; ; ; ) is a Middle Eastern string instrument played either solo, or more often as part of an ensemble, in much of Iran, Arab East, and Arab Maghreb region of North Africa, ...

, a large zither played in and around the Middle East *

Qanun (law) ''Qanun'' is an Arabic term that refers to laws established by Muslim sovereigns, especially the body of administrative, economic and criminal law promulgated by Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultans. It is used to contrast with sharia, the body of law ...

, laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists * ''Qanun'' (newspaper), an Iranian newspaper published in London between 1890 and 1898 *

Kanun (Albania) The Kanun (also , other names include ) is a set of Albanian traditional customary laws, which has directed all the aspects of the Albanian tribal society.. For at least the last five centuries and until today, Albanian customary laws have b ...

, the traditional clan law of Albania *

Kanun (Mandaean month) Hiṭia (), alternatively known as Kanun (), is the eleventh month of the Mandaean calendar The Mandaean calendar is a 365-day solar calendar used by the Mandaean people.Drower, Ethel Stefana. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The C ...

, a month of the

Mandaean calendar The Mandaean calendar is a 365-day solar calendar used by the Mandaean people.Drower, Ethel Stefana. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1937. It consists of twelve 30-day months, with five extra days at the end of ...

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