# Boyuk nagara

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{{Short description|Unpitched percussion instrument}}
{{Infobox instrument
|name=Boyuk nagara
|names=Kos nagara, wedding nagara
|image=Boyuk nagara kos.ogv
|classification=[Percussion instrument](/source/Percussion_instrument)
|range= Rope tensioned
}}

The '''Böyük nağara''', also called the "kos nağara" or "wedding nağara", is a large double-headed drum. It is played with mallets. The böyük nağara is played in some regions of [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan). Its body is cylindrical and made from firm wood. Skins are stretched over both the top and the bottom of the cylindrical body of the instrument. Its diameter is 400–450&nbsp;mm, and its height is 500–550&nbsp;mm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlas.musigi-dunya.az/en/boyuk_n.html|title=Atlas of traditional music of Azerbaijan|publisher=}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Nagara (drum)](/source/Nagara_(drum))
*[Naqareh](/source/Naqareh)
*[Kudum](/source/Kudum)
*[Dhol](/source/Dhol)
*[Davul](/source/Davul)
*[Qoltuq nagara](/source/Qoltuq_nagara)
*[Kus](/source/Kus)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Azerbaijani musical instruments}}

Category:Drums
Category:Azerbaijani musical instruments

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