Duduk

The duduk, or tsiranapogh ("apricot pipe"), is an ancient Armenian double-reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood.

It is a cylindrical wooden instrument of the oboe family, with a large double reed, made of apricot, walnut or pear wood. It comes from the Caucasus: Armenia, Georgia and, in a similar form, Azerbaijan. The duduk is the national instrument of Armenia par excellence.

Variants of the duduk are found elsewhere in the Caucasus and the Middle East, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Iran.

UNESCO proclaimed the Armenian duduk and its music a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005 and inscribed it in 2008. Duduk music has been used in many films, most notably The Russia House and Gladiator.