- Rubab is a National Music Instrument of Afghanistan.
- The Rubab is a short-necked lute whose body is carved out of a single piece of wood, the strings are made from either gut (from the intestines of young goats, brought to the size of thread)
- The Rubab is known as "the lion of instruments"
- Has three melody strings
- Today it is widely used in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, India and Uzbekistan.