Dohol
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A dohol is a large cylindrical drum
Cylindrical drum
Cylindrical drums are a category of drum instruments that include a wide range of implementations, including the bass drum and the Iranian dohol. Cylindrical drums are generally two-headed and straight-sided, and sometimes use a buzzing, percussive string....

 with two skin heads. 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 by the bare hands. It is the principal accompaniment for the sorna
Sorna
The sornā or Sarnā is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.-Etymology:...

 (Persian oboe). It is used in both Iran and Afghanistan.

Dohol in Sistan va Baluchestan

In Sistan va Baluchestan province of Iran is performed in weddings and in most of the celebrations. Dohol is almost always accompanied by Surna
Sorna
The sornā or Sarnā is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.-Etymology:...

.

Dohol in Lorestan

In Lorestan province of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 the is mostly performed in wedding ceremonies and other celebrations. Dohol is mostly performed along with a Sorna
Sorna
The sornā or Sarnā is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument.-Etymology:...


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