Kanun (disambiguation)
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Kanun can refer to any of the following:
- KanunKanun (Instrument)The Qanun is a string instrument found in the 10th century in Farab in Turkestan...
, a Middle Eastern stringed musical instrument - Short for Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, the traditional clan law of AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
- An alternative spelling for QanunQanunQanun refers to laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists. It comes from the Greek word kanon...
, a term for non-religious state law in Islamic settings. - A basket for making a fire, build from metallic thread (usually obtained from car tyres)