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    A divan or diwan (Persian: دیوان, dīvān; from Sumerian dub, clay tablet) was a high government ministry in various Islamic states, or its chief official...
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    Divan Group is a hotel group based in Turkey; its flagship is the Divan Istanbul next to Taksim Gezi Park. Founded in 1956, it is part of the Koç family's...
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    [Persian divan.Turkish divan, Hindi deevaan originally fromSumerian 𒁾] Primarily, in the Middle East (especially the Ottoman Empire), a divan was a long...
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    Chicken Divan is a chicken casserole usually served with broccoli and Mornay sauce. It was named after the place of its invention, the Divan Parisien Restaurant...
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    The West–Eastern Divan Orchestra is based in Seville, Spain, and consists of musicians from countries across the Spanish world and the Middle East—of...
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    The Divān of Hafez (Persian: دیوان حافظ) is a collection of poems written by the Iranian poet Hafez. Most of these poems are in Persian, but there are...
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    West–östlicher Divan (German: [ˈvɛst ˈœstlɪçɐ ˈdiːvaːn] ; West–Eastern Diwan) is a diwan, or collection of lyrical poems, by the German poet Johann Wolfgang...
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    The Divan Istanbul (Turkish: Divan İstanbul) is a five star hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located next to Taksim Gezi Park in Elmadağ, Şişli, in walking...
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  • Diwan (redirect from Divan (disambiguation))
    Look up divan or diwan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diwan and divan are terms originally used in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish with derivatives in...
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    Divan-i Kabir (Persian: دیوان کبیر), also known as Divan-i Shams (دیوان شمس) and Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi (دیوان شمس تبریزی), is a collection of poems written...
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    Đivan is a settlement (naselje) in the Vrbovec administrative territory of Zagreb County, Croatia. As of 2011 it had a population of 32 people. Register...
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  • Lucienne Divan, (September 2, 1920 – December 21, 2015) was a French astrophysicist, who spent her career at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris. Divan worked...
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    Hafez (section Divan-e-Hafez)
    writing more than any other Persian author. Hafez is best known for his Divān, a collection of his surviving poems probably compiled after his death....
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    Diwan (poetry) (redirect from Divan poetry)
    Middle East, North Africa, Sicily and South Asia, a Diwan (Persian: دیوان, divân, Arabic: ديوان, dīwān) is a collection of poems by one author, usually excluding...
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  • The poetry of the Ottoman Empire, or Ottoman Divan poetry, is little known outside modern Turkey, which forms the heartland of what was once the Ottoman...
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    Diwan or Divan is a term of Arabic origin referring to various types of reception halls. The term occurs in various examples of Islamic architecture,...
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    The Davis Divan is a three-wheeled convertible built by the Davis Motorcar Company between 1947 and 1949. The brainchild of used-car salesman Glen Gordon...
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    Ahmedabad (/ˈɑːmədəbæd, -bɑːd/ AH-mə-də-ba(h)d), also spelled as Amdavad, is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative...
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  • the Divan. The sultan often took his vizier's advice into consideration, but he by no means had to obey the Divan. Sometimes the sultan called a Divan meeting...
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    processions. Its ancient course is largely followed by the modern Divan Yolu ("Road to the Divan"). The Mese started at the Milion monument, close to the Hagia...
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  • Divan-i-Albisa (Diwan-i-Albisa) is a 15th-century Persian language manuscript authored by Nizam al-Din Mahmud Qari of Yazd. Divan-i-Albisa is a collection...
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    Divan Japonais is a lithograph poster by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It was created to advertise a café-chantant that was at the time known...
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  • Deh Divan or Deh-e Divan (Persian: ده ديوان) may refer to: Deh Divan, Jiroft Deh Divan, Rabor This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical...
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    Box-spring (redirect from Divan bed)
    A box-spring (or divan in some countries) is a type of bed base typically consisting of a sturdy wooden frame covered in cloth and containing springs...
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  • or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans...
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    The Divan Club was a short-lived dining club in 18th century England, with membership open to gentlemen who had visited the Ottoman Empire. The club took...
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  • Anil B. Divan (15 May 1930 – 20 March 2017) was a senior advocate in India. He has been described as an eminent constitutional expert. Anil B. Divan was born...
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    group the Kit-Cat Club, but this was replaced by Samuel Reiss's Grand Cigar Divan which opened in 1828. The establishment soon developed as a coffee house...
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    Le Divan du Monde ('The World Divan') is a converted theatre, now functioning as a concert space, located at 75 rue des Martyrs, in the 18th arrondissement...
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  • The Divan-begi (Persian: دیوان‌بیگی, romanized: Dīvān-beīgī) was a high-ranking official in Judicial system of Safavid Iran (1501–1736), who acted as...
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