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Balai Nobat, known as Hall
of Drums, in Alor Setar is the place where the sacred
musical instruments of the Royal Orchestra (nobat) are being
kept whereby these musical instruments are only being
used during royal ceremonies of inaugurations, weddings
and funerals. This place of interest is an octagonal
building with an onion-shaped dome on its top. Items
that make up these instruments include a gong, three
drums and a flute which produces the memorable rhythm of
nobat music and the drums were believed to be gifts from
the Sultan of Melaka.
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