The Phandar (Ingush: Пандар, /pɑːnˈdʌr/; Chechen: Пхıандар, /phɑːnˈdʌr/) is a traditional Vainakhish three-string plucked instrument from Chechnya and Ingushetia in the Northern Caucasus.

Phandar is the most popular and commonly used string folk instrument in Chechnya and Ingushetia.

Phandars have a wooden elongated body, carved from one piece of wood, with a flat top and a curved lower deck.

[1] Phandar are customarily 750–900 mm long, end-to-end, but can vary in size depending on the maker.

Related or similar instruments in other Caucasian countries: Georgia - Panduri Ossetia - Dala-Fandyr Dagestan - Tamur-Pandur Adygea - Apa-Pshina