Maidan is an originally Persian word for a town square or public gathering place (Persian: میدان Urdu میدان maidān ); Arabic مَيْدَان maydān ); Turkish meydan Georgian მოედანი moedani ); Bangla ময়দান, meaning field, and Crimean Tatar , from which Ukrainian also borrowed maidan [ 1] Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos - compare Avestan maiδya Sanskrit मध्य madhya medius maydan , midan , meydan , majdan , mayadeen and maydān . It also means field (मैदान) in Hindi.[ 2] South Asian languages to give similar means, such as in Tamil in which the word is maidhanam .
The broad geographical footprint of the use of Maidan in toponymy , from Central Europe to South-East Asia, is a reflection of the Turkish rule in these areas.[citation needed
Places
In the Persian and Central Asian space
Towns and villages in Iran:
Meydan, Fars , Fars ProvinceMeydan, Ilam , Ilam ProvinceMeydan, Baft , Kerman ProvinceMeydan, Rabor , Kerman ProvinceMeydan, Harsin , Kermanshah ProvinceMeydan, Kermanshah , Kermanshah ProvinceMeydan, Sonqor , Kermanshah ProvinceMeydan, Khuzestan , Khuzestan ProvinceMeydan, Dorud , Khuzestan ProvinceMeydan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Meydan-e Mozaffarkhan , KurdistanMeydan, West Azerbaijan Meydan-e Olya , West Azerbaijan ProvinceMeydan-e Sofla , West Azerbaijan ProvinceMeydan Khalaf Meydan Tarreh Barahvaz Meydan Jiq, Malekan Meydan-e Bozorg , Lorestan ProvinceMeydanlar , East Azerbaijan ProvinceMeydan-e Khodaverdi Meydan-e Tafalli Ban Meydan-e Abdollah Chal Meydan Eslamabad-e Sar Meydan Kalateh-ye Meydan Qaleh Meydan (disambiguation) , various placesQezelejah Meydan Sang Dar Meydan (disambiguation) , various placesSarmeydan Soltan Meydan Tak Meydan
Meydan, Afghanistan , village in Balkh Province in northern AfghanistanMaydan, Kyrgyzstan , a town in KyrgyzstanMaidan Shar , the capital of Wardak province, AfghanistanMehraneh river (Meydan Chayi), a river in Tabriz, IranTavisuplebis Moedani or Freedom Square, Tbilisi , the central square of Tbilisi, Georgia
In South Asia and Southeast Asia
Maidan (Tirah) , a remote valley in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanMaidan, Nepal , a municipality in southern NepalMaidan, Lower Dir District , a valley in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanAsramam Maidan , the first airport of Kerala state, in Kollam, IndiaMedan , Indonesia - capital city of North Sumatra provinceLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad , India, originally named Fateh Maidan ("Victory Square")Maidan (Kolkata) , India, also referred to as the Brigade Parade Ground
Meydan, Gölbaşı , a village in the district of Gölbaşı, Adıyaman Province, TurkeyMeydan, Kurucaşile , a village in the district of Kurucaşile, Bartın Province, TurkeySultanahmet Square (Sultanahmet Meydanı ), formerly Atmeydanı ("Horse Square"), in the center of Istanbul, Turkey
Taksim Meydanı or Taksim Square , another central public square in Istanbul, TurkeyMidan at-Tahrir or Tahrir Square , the central public space of Cairo, Egypt
The esplanade formerly known as Maydan or Hippodrome outside the Cairo Citadel Majdan (Novi Kneževac) , a village in North Banat District, Vojvodina province, SerbiaMeidan Ekbis , a small town in SyriaAl-Midan , neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, SyriaMaydan al Shajara , a town square in Benghazi, LibyaTašmajdan Park , a major public space in Belgrade, SerbiaDubai Meydan City , United Arab Emirates
Maidan , the Romanian name for Majdanpek in SerbiaMïdän at Taḥrǐr or Tahrir Square , Alexandria, EgyptTahrir Square, Sanaa , or Maidan at-Tahrir , in Sanaa, YemenAl-Maidan Square , Baghdad, Iraq
In Poland
Poland took up the word majdan from its numerous exchanges with the Ottoman and other Persianate-influenced cultures.[ 3]
Majdan, Gmina Wojsławice in Lublin VoivodeshipMajdan, Gmina Żmudź in Lublin VoivodeshipMajdan, Hrubieszów County in Lublin VoivodeshipMajdan, Janów Lubelski County in Lublin VoivodeshipMajdan, Białystok County in Podlaskie VoivodeshipMajdan, Hajnówka County in Podlaskie VoivodeshipMajdan, Suwałki County in Podlaskie VoivodeshipMajdan, Tomaszów Lubelski County in Lublin VoivodeshipMajdan, Lesko County in Subcarpathian VoivodeshipMajdan, Garwolin County in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Mińsk County in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Ostrołęka County in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Otwock County in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Gmina Łochów in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Gmina Stoczek in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Gmina Wierzbno in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Wołomin County in Masovian VoivodeshipMajdan, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
In Romania
Maidan, a village in Cacica Commune, Suceava County
Maidan , the former name of Brădișoru de Jos village, Oravița Town, Caraș-Severin County
In Ukraine
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Майдан Незалежності) or Independence Square, the central square of Kyiv
Maidan Konstytutsii (Kharkiv Metro) , or Constitution Square, a metro station in KharkivMaidan Pratsi (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram) Staryi Maidan , village in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi OblastViche Maidan (Ivano-Frankivsk) , a city squareMaidan, a village in Berehomet rural hromada, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast
Maidan, a village in Vyzhnytsia urban hromada, Vyzhnytsia Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast
Maidan, a village in Tysmenytsia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Other uses in Ukraine
See also
Majdany , the plural form of Majdan.
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