The mantura or mandoura (Greek: μαντούρα, pronounced [maˈnduɾa]), is a Greek wind musical instrument of Cretan origin. It has 4 to 6 holes for the fingers and produces sound with the help of the tongue. Mantura is very widespread in Crete and the Greek islands.

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Traditional Greek instruments

v t e Greek musical instruments
Ancient	Aulos Cochilia Crotalum Harp Pan flute Pandura Salpinx Water organ Lyre Barbiton Chelys Kithara Phorminx Sistrum Ancient Greek harps (Epigonion, Magadis, Sambuca, Trigonon)
Medieval	Byzantine lyra Organon
String Instruments	Bowed instruments Cretan lyra Pontic lyra Politiki lyra Macedonian lyra Calabrian lira Plucked instruments Bouzouki Guitar Laouto Mandola Mandolin Oudola Psaltery Tambouras Thaboura Struck instruments Santouri
Aerophones	Woodwind instruments Askomandoura Gaida Tsampouna Floghera Karamuza Lalitsa Mantura Souravli
Percussion instruments	Membranophones Tambourine Toubeleki Tympano Idiophones Koudounia Stamna Trigono Zilia
See also	Music of Greece Greek folk music Byzantine music Nisiotika Greek dances

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