Maidan
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Maidan or Maydan is a Persian word meaning "town square". It may refer to:

Squares and parks

  • Maidan (Kolkata)
    Maidan (Kolkata)
    The Maidan is the largest urban park in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a vast stretch of field and home to numerous play grounds, including the famous cricketing venue Eden Gardens, several football stadia, and Kolkata Race Course. Maidan is dotted with several statues and...

    , a park in Kolkata, India
  • Maidan Nezalezhnosti
    Maidan Nezalezhnosti
    Maidan Nezalezhnosti is the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the main city squares, it is located on the Khreschatyk Street...

    , "Independence Square", the central square of Kiev, capital of Ukraine
  • Maydan al-Shajara
    Maydan al-Shajara
    Maydan al-Shajara , is a major town square in Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya. A large native Atlas Cedar tree is located in the center of the square, giving it its name...

    , a town square in Benghazi, Libya
  • Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, a playground in New Delhi, India
  • Ramlila Maidan, Ghazipur, a playground in the centre of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan, or Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a square in the centre of Isfahan, Iran
  • Taksim Meydanı, or Taksim Square
    Taksim Square
    Taksim Square situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network...

    , a square situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey

Towns and villages

  • Maydan Ikbis
    Maydan Ikbis
    Maydan Ikbis is a small town in Syria. It is the site of the main railroad crossing into Turkey on the Istanbul - Aleppo - Damascus line....

    , a small town in Syria
  • Maydan, Kyrgyzstan
    Maydan, Kyrgyzstan
    Maydan is a town in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.Nearby towns and villages include Pum , Austan and Kara-Kshtak .- External links :*...

    , a town in Kyrgyzstan
  • Maidan, Nepal
    Maidan, Nepal
    Maidan is a village development committee in Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,474 and had 792 houses in the village....

    , a municipality in southern Nepal
  • Maidan Shar, the capital of Wardak province, Afghanistan
  • Maidan, a village in Cacica Commune, Suceava County, Romania

Media

  • Maidan Daily
    Maidan Daily
    The Maidan Daily is an Urdu newspaper published from Peshawar and Quetta in Pakistan. The owner and editor of Daily Maidan is Rahmat Shah Afridi....

    , an Urdu-language daily newspaper published in Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Karaoke on the Maidan
    Karaoke on the Maidan
    Karaoke on the Maidan - one of the most popular TV projects in Ukraine. Its rates and shares are very high. It was on air during more than 10 years. Ihor Kondratuk is a presenter and coauthor of this TV show. Andrey Kozlov who is a godfather of Kondratuk’s child is as well a coauthor of TV show...

    , a Ukrainian TV programme

Other uses

  • Fateh Maidan ("Victory Square"), the original name of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
    Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
    The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India. The stadium was originally known as Fateh Maidan and was re-named in 1967 after Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's former Prime Minister....

    in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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