The qanun, also transcribed kanoun, kanun, qanûn, qanoun, quanoun, is a plucked stringed instrument from the tabletop family, widely used in Middle Eastern countries as well as in Greece, Iran, Armenia and Chinese Turkestan.

The qanun, also transcribed kanoun, kanun, qanûn, qanoun, quanoun, is a plucked stringed instrument from the tabletop family, widely used in Middle Eastern countries as well as in Greece, Iran, Armenia and Chinese Turkestan.