Sambuk

Sanbuk (ultimately from Middle Persian sanbūk[1]), known in New Persian as Sunbūk (سنبوک), in Turkish as Zambuk and in Arabic as Sanbūk (سنبوك), Sanbūq (سنبوق) and Ṣunbūq (صنبوق), is a type of dhow, a traditional wooden sailing vessel.

Most scholars believe that it originated in India from 600 BC to 600 AD, although there are some who claim that the sanbuk may be derived from the Portuguese caravel.

Sanbuks of different sizes were used along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

This type of boat was widespread in Southern Arabia, in places such as Saham and Sur in Oman —where it was formerly used in pearl diving and fishing,[5] as well as in the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea.

The sanbuk is the largest type of dhow seen in the Persian Gulf today.