[Albania] The Kanun is a set of traditional Albanian laws. The Kanun was primarily oral and only in the 20th century was it published in writing. There is only one Kanun since the ancient times commonly referred to the `Kanun of Leke` from which six later variations eventually evolved, categorized according to the area, the personality and ...
(kanun from Greek kann, `rule`), the tabulation of administrative regulations in the Ottoman Empire that supplemented the Shar`ah (Islamic law) and ... [3 related articles]
72 stringed harp or dulcimer of the Near East, see qanun, kanoun.
The kanun is a 72-stringed harp from the Near East.