The habbān (or hibbān) is a type of

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used in the coastal regions of the

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(especially

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, Israel, and

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). The term ''ḥabbān'' (''هبان'') is one of several

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terms for the

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. The term is drawn from ''Hanbān'' (هنبان), the Persian word for "bag.". In Gulf states the term ''habban'' refers to the traditional Holi (inhabitants of the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf) bagpipe. The habbān is also called the jirbah (). It is similar to the

Ney-anbān Ney-anbān (, numerous Latin spellings), is a type of bagpipe which is popular in southern Iran, especially around Bushehr. The term ''ney-anban'' literally means "bag pipe", - ''Nai, signifies a reed, pipe, &c, and Anban or Anbanah, a bag made ...

and jirba. While the term itself is generic, in

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the term ''habban'' is used specifically for a nativized variant of the Great Highland bagpipe that has been incorporated into local music.

External links

"The art of the "jirbah"
(in Arabic)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Habban Bagpipes Kuwaiti musical instruments Persian Gulf musical instruments

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