Fun Facts:
A goblet drum (also chalice drum) is a goblet shaped hand drum used mostly in Arabic, Assyrian, Persian, Balkan, Greek, Armenian, Azeri and Turkish music. Its thin, responsive drumhead and resonance help it produce a distinctively crisp sound. Though it is not known exactly when it was made it is known to be ancient of origin.
Some Names:
General - darbakeh, tarabuka (دربكة), tablah, tableh (طبلة)
Afghanistan - zairbaghali, zerbaghali (Dari), zir-baghali
Albanian - qypi
Armenian - doumbak, doumbag (Դումպեկ)
Assyria - dombuk, derbakeh
Azerbaijan - dumbul, dunbul , dümbək
Bosnian - tarabuk