KARADENİZ
KEMANCHE)
KEMENÇESİ
(KARADENİZ
The Kemençe of the Black Sea (Turkish: Karadeniz kemençe), Pontic kemenche or Pontic lyra (Greek: Ποντιακή
λύρα), Çilili (Laz: ჭილილი) orQamani (Armenian: Քամանի) is a bottle-shaped bowed lute found in the Black Sea
region of Turkey (Pontus) and adjacent Armenian and Georgian peopled lands. It is also known as the "kementche of Laz".