The famous Iranian percussion instruments are the dohol, the dayereh, the drum and the Tonbak.
Dohol is a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylindrical body with a diameter of around one meter and a height of 25 to 30 centimetres. Both ends of the cylinder are covered with a tightly stretched skin; the dohol is played with two sticks, one of which is like a walking stick and the other one is a thin twig. The dohol rural instrument which usually accompanies the sorna and is mostly played in Fars, Baluchistan and Kordestan province.

Dayereh (Tambourine) consists of a wooden circle on one side of which, there is a tightly stretched skin; it is struck with fingers of the two hands. The Dayereh is commonly used in urban areas rather than rural and usually accompanies another musical instrument presently; the Dayereh is mostly played in Azarbaijan.

Drum is another percussion instrument, which is smaller than the dohol and is played with two sticks. In most parts Iran, it is usually used in mourning ceremonies.

Tonbak is a percussion instrument made of wood (usually walnut wood). It consists of two parts: the upper part is a cylinder covered by skin and the lower part is the neck of the Tonbak, which has a wide, open mouth. It is played by the fingers and the skilful player performs artistic subtleties on it.