Arghul
Overview
 
The arghul also spelled argul, arghoul, arghool, argol, or yarghul (Israel), is a traditional Arabic musical instrument. It has been used since Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

ian times and is still used as a traditional instrument in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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(From Edward William Lane's An Account of the Manners and Customs of the
Modern Egyptians.)


Modern Arghul, 3 ft.
 
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