Ghijak

The ghijak (also spelled ghidjak, ghichak, gidzhak, gijak, g'ijjak,, or ghijek (Uighur: غېجەك, ғиҗәк, romanized: ghijek, Uighur: غىجەك, romanized: ghijek, or occasionally Uighur: غىرجەك, ғирҗәк, romanized: ghirjek; Chinese: 艾捷克 aijieke or 吉孜哈克 jizihake; Russian: Гиджак), is a group of related spike fiddles, used by Afghans, Uzbeks, Uyghurs, Tajiks, Turkmens, Qaraqalpaks and in the Xinjiang province of western China. Despite the similarity of the name, it is more closely related to the Persian kamancheh than the ghaychak.

Ghijak

The ghijak (also spelled ghidjak, ghichak, gidzhak, gijak, g'ijjak,, or ghijek (Uighur: غېجەك, ғиҗәк, romanized: ghijek, Uighur: غىجەك, romanized: ghijek, or occasionally Uighur: غىرجەك, ғирҗәк, romanized: ghirjek; Chinese: 艾捷克 aijieke or 吉孜哈克 jizihake; Russian: Гиджак), is a group of related spike fiddles, used by Afghans, Uzbeks, Uyghurs, Tajiks, Turkmens, Qaraqalpaks and in the Xinjiang province of western China. Despite the similarity of the name, it is more closely related to the Persian kamancheh than the ghaychak.