Diwan

Diwan and divan are terms originally used in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish with derivatives in other Asian and European languages such as diwaan, dewan, etc. (see etymology sections at Divan, Diwan (poetry) and Dewan). These terms may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Diwan (poetry), a collection of Persian, Arabic, Turkish, or Urdu poetry
 * Diwan (Nasir Khusraw) by Nasir Khusraw
 * Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Rumi
 * West-östlicher Divan by Goethe
 * Diwân, a 1998 album by Rachid Taha
 * Diwan 2, a 2006 album by Rachid Taha
 * Diwan (film), a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film
 * Diwan, a character in the anime series Skyland
 * West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Middle Eastern music ensemble founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said

Buildings

 * Diwan-khane, guest house of the tribal chieftain in the tribal Middle Eastern, Arab, Persian, or Kurdish society
 * Divan (Mughal architecture), a type of audience hall in Bahmani and Mughal palaces
 * Diwaniya, a formal sitting room in Gulf Arab households

Education

 * Diwan (school), a federation of schools teaching in Breton language in Brittany (diwan means seed in Breton)
 * Diwan College of Management, former name of Taiwan Shoufu University

Government and politics

 * Divan or Diwan, a high governmental body in many Islamic states
 * Divan-ı Hümayun, the government council of the Ottoman Empire
 * ad hoc Divans, legislative and consultative assemblies of the Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), vassals of the Ottoman Empire
 * Diwan, a code of laws first introduced by Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu
 * The Girgam or Diwan, the royal chronicle of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, written in Arabic

People

 * Dewan Farid Gazi, former leader of Habiganj-1
 * Dewan Mohammad Azraf, National Professor of Bangladesh
 * Hamza Dewan Choudhury, midfielder for English football club Leicester City F.C.
 * Muneeb Diwan (born 1972), Canadian cricket player
 * Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Indian-Swedish murder victim

Places

 * Diwan, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Australia

Titles

 * Diwan (title) (dewan or divan), a number of Middle Eastern titles used in various languages for high officials, especially of cabinet rank, or as a rank of high nobility in South Asia
 * List of Diwans of Mysore
 * Diwan of Hyderabad
 * Dewan Bahadur, a title of honor awarded during British Raj

Other uses

 * Divan (furniture), a kind of couch
 * Box-spring or divan bed, in UK usage
 * Divan, a traditional festival of the Bunjevci people in Hungary
 * Chicken Divan, a type of casserole
 * Diwan, or religious scroll containing Mandaean scriptures