The kumuz or agach-kumuz used by the Kumyks of Dagestan, in the Russian Caucasus. It has three strings and is fretted.[1] Scholars have noticed the similarity in name to the Kyrgyz komuz, but note the kumuz is perhaps more closely related to the other lutes of the Caucasus.[1][2][3]
| String instrument | |
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| Other names | Agach-kumuz |
| Classification | Plucked |
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Legendarily, the Kumyk poet Irchi Kozak cured the sick with the music of his agach-kumuz.[4]