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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A divan (Turkish divan, Hindi deevaan originally from Kurdish devan) is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture or, in some regions, a box-spring-based...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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Mese (Constantinople) (section Divan Yolu)
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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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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Ottoman poetry (redirect from Ottoman Divan poetry)
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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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 two Ad hoc Divans were legislative[citation needed] and consultative assemblies of the Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), vassals of...
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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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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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Ahmedabad (redirect from Divan-Ballubhai School)
Ahmedabad (/ˈɑːmədəbæd, -bɑːd/ AH-mə-də-ba(h)d; is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the...
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Divan Posthumus (born 2 June 1994) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Easterns cricket team. Posthumus originally started playing cricket...
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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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