The dutar (, , , , Chinese: 都塔尔) (also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Iran and Central Asia. Its name comes from the Persian word for "two strings", دو تار dotār (< دو do "two", تار tār "string"), although the Herati dutar of Afghanistan has fourteen strings. When played, the strings are usually plucked by the Uyghurs of Western China and strummed and plucked by the Tajiks, Turkmen, Uzbeks. Related instruments include the Kazakh dombra. Also Dutar In kurmanci of khorasan is important and Haj Ghorban Soleimani was great quchani dutar player. in kormanji who play dutar is bakci(bakhshi) and in azeri is ashiq.