Diwan

Dewan, Diwaan or Divan may refer to:

• The Persian word Dêwân or Dîvân (دیوان), with a range of meanings:
  • Book
    • The Diwan or Girgam, a record of the Kanem Empire
    • Diwan (poetry), a collection of Persian, Arabic, or Urdu poetry
      • hence, Diwani, a calligraphic variety of the Arabic script
      • Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Rumi
      • Goethe's West-östlicher Diwan
      • Diwan (Nasir Khusraw) by Nasir Khusraw
  • Divan, a high governmental body in many Islamic states
    • Divan-ı Hümayun, the government council of the Ottoman Empire
    • Diwan-khane, guest house of the tribal chieftain in the tribal Middle Eastern, Arab, Persian, or Kurdish society
    • Divan (Mughal architecture), type of audience hall in Mughal palaces
    • 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 Mohanlal, a Diwan of Siraj Ud Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal at Murshidabad
      • ad hoc Divan (Romanian history)
    • Chief Khalsa Diwan, a Sikh religious organization
  • West-Eastern Divan, youth orchestra uniting musicians from countries in the Middle East
  • Divan (furniture), a kind of couch
    • A box-spring or divan bed
  • Divan, traditional festival of the Bunjevci people in Hungary
• Diwan, Clan of Pathan ancient land lord, inhabiting in Kaimur District of Bihar
• Diwan, a Breton word, meaning "germination"
  • Diwan (school) is a federation of schools teaching in Breton language in Brittany
• as a surname
  • Muneeb Diwan (born 1972), Canadian cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman.
  • Diwan Bahadur
• as a first name
  • Divan is a male first name, very popular in South Africa. Titles and proper names:
• Diwan College of Management
• Diwân, a 1998 album by Rachid Taha
• Diwan 2, a 2006 album by Rachid Taha
• Diwan (film), a 2003 Tamil film
• Chicken Divan, a type of casserole

In popular culture:

• Diwan, a secondary antagonist in the anime series Skyland

Code (law):

• Diwan, a Tausug word, meaning "code of laws" based on Qur'an

See also

• Dewan, has, at various points in Islamic history, designated various differing though similar functions