Maidan is an originally

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

word for a

town square A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true square, geometric square, used for community gathe ...

or public

gathering place A gathering place is any place where people are able to congregate. Gathering places may be public; for example, city streets, town squares, and parks; or private; for example, churches, coffee shops, stadiums, and theaters. Examples of gatherin ...

, adopted by various other languages:

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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

(''maydān'');

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

; Bangla ময়দান, meaning field, and Crimean Tatar, from which

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

also borrowed . Its ultimate source is

Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo-E ...

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Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

() and Latin . Various versions include ''maydan'', ''midan'', ''meydan'', ''majdan'', ''mayadeen'' and ''maydān''. It also means field (मैदान) in Hindi. It became a loanword in other South Asian languages to give similar means, such as in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

in which the word is ''maidhanam''. The broad geographical footprint of the use of ''Maidan'' in

toponymy Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

, from Central Europe to South-East Asia, is a reflection of the Turkish rule in these areas.

Places

In the Persian and Central Asian space

*''Maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan'' or

Naqsh-e Jahan Square Naqsh-e Jahan Square ( fa, میدان نقش جهان ''Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān''; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Shah Square (میدان شاه) prior to 1979, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan (city), Isfah ...

, a square in the centre of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

, Iran Towns and villages in Iran: *

Meydan, Fars Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Jowzar Rural District, in the Central District of Mamasani County, Fars Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

, Fars Province * Meydan, Ilam, Ilam Province * Meydan, Baft, Kerman Province * Meydan, Rabor, Kerman Province *

Meydan, Harsin Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Cheshmeh Kabud Rural District, in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also calle ...

, Kermanshah Province *

Meydan, Kermanshah Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Osmanvand Rural District, Firuzabad District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Pers ...

, Kermanshah Province *

Meydan, Sonqor Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān; also known as Mayāna) is a village in Gavrud Rural District, in the Central District of Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

, Kermanshah Province *

Meydan, Khuzestan Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Mahur Berenji Rural District, Sardasht District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

, Khuzestan Province *

Meydan, Dorud Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Chalanchulan Rural District, Silakhor District, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

, Khuzestan Province *

Meydan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Ajam Rural District, Dishmok District, Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also calle ...

Meydan-e Mozaffarkhan Meydan-e Mozaffarkhan ( fa, ميدان مظفرخان, also Romanized as Meydān-e Moz̧affarkhān; also known as Meydān) is a village in Siyah Mansur Rural District, in the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Iran I ...

, Kurdistan *

Meydan, West Azerbaijan Meydan ( fa, ميدان, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

Meydan-e Olya Meydan-e Olya ( fa, ميدان عليا, also Romanized as Meydān-e ‘Olyā; also known as Meydān Lār-e Bālā) is a village in Dizaj Rural District, in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, o ...

, West Azerbaijan Province *

Meydan-e Sofla Meydan-e Sofla ( fa, ميدان سفلي, also Romanized as Meydān-e Soflá; also known as Meydān-e Pā'īn) is a village in Dizaj Rural District, in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, offici ...

, West Azerbaijan Province *

Meydan Khalaf Meydan Khalaf ( fa, ميدان خلف, also Romanized as Meydān Khalaf; also known as Meydān Ghalaf) is a village in Majin Rural District, Majin District, Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Rep ...

* Meydan Tarreh Barahvaz *

Meydan Jiq, Malekan Meydan Jiq ( fa, ميدانجيق, also Romanized as Meydān Jīq and Meydānjīq) is a village in Gavdul-e Markazi Rural District, in the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islam ...

* Meydan-e Bozorg, Lorestan Province * Meydanlar, East Azerbaijan Province * Meydan-e Khodaverdi *

Meydan-e Tafalli Meydan-e Tafalli ( fa, ميدان طفلي, also Romanized as Meydān-e Tafallī; also known as Meydān Ţoflī) is a village in Dasht-e Hor Rural District, in the Central District of Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province, Iran ...

* Ban Meydan-e Abdollah *

Chal Meydan Chal Meydan ( fa, چال ميدان, also Romanized as Chāl Meydān) is a village in Dasht-e Lali Rural District, in the Central District of Lali County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

* Eslamabad-e Sar Meydan * Kalateh-ye Meydan * Qaleh Meydan (disambiguation), various places * Qezelejah Meydan * Sang Dar Meydan (disambiguation), various places * Sarmeydan (disambiguation), various places *

Soltan Meydan Soltan Meydan ( fa, سلطان ميدان, also Romanized as Solţān Meydān and Sultān Maidān) is a village in Sarvelayat Rural District, Sarvelayat District, Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the ...

* Tak Meydan *

Meydan, Afghanistan Meydan, Afghanistan is a village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. See also *Balkh Province Balkh (Dari: , ''Balx'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts ...

, village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan * Maydan, Kyrgyzstan, a town in Kyrgyzstan *

Maidan Shar Maidan Shar ( ps, میدانښار, Maidānkhār; fa, میدانشار, Maidānshār), also Maidan Shahr or simply Maidan, is the capital of Maidan Wardak province in central Afghanistan. Its population was estimated to be 35,008 in 2003, of whic ...

, the capital of Wardak province, Afghanistan *

Mehraneh river Mehraneh roud is a river in Tabriz, crossing through the middle of Tabriz.The Mehraneh roud starts in the Sahand mountains. Sourcesمهرانه رود See also *Aji Chay Aji or AJI may refer to: Location * Aji (town), Tieling County, Lia ...

(Meydan Chayi), a river in Tabriz, Iran *''Tavisuplebis Moedani'' or

Freedom Square, Tbilisi Freedom Square or Liberty Square is located in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue. (In Georgian, it is თავისუფლების მოედანი ''Tavisuplebis moedani'', pronounced ). Under I ...

, the central square of Tbilisi, Georgia

In South Asia and Southeast Asia

Maidan (Tirah) Maidan, or Tirah Maidan, is a remote valley located in the Tirah region in Khyber Agency, Pakistan. Description Maidan lies at an elevation of about 7,400 ft (2,300 m), close under the snow-bound Spin Ghar mountain range, which separates it fr ...

, a remote valley in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *

Maidan, Nepal Maidan is a village development committee in Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statis ...

, a municipality in southern Nepal *

Maidan, Lower Dir District Maidan is a valley in the Lower Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The inhabitants of Maidan are Pashtuns. The most numerous tribe living in Maidan is Ismailzai or Samelzai. It is one of the four clans of Tarkani also ca ...

, a valley in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *

Asramam Maidan The Asramam Maidanam or Ashramam Maithanam is an urban park, or ''maidhanam'', in the city of Kollam, in Kerala, India. At , it is the largest open space within Kerala Municipal Corporation limits. The ''maidan'' is considered one of the green l ...

, the first airport of Kerala state, in Kollam, India *

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

, Indonesia - capital city of North Sumatra province *

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. The stadium is primarily used for cricket and association football. The stadium was renamed in 1967 in memory of Lal Bah ...

, India, originally named ''Fateh Maidan'' ("Victory Square")

In the former Ottoman / Mamluk space

* Meydan, Gölbaşı, a village in the district of Gölbaşı, Adıyaman Province, Turkey * Meydan, Kurucaşile, a village in the district of Kurucaşile, Bartın Province, Turkey *

Sultanahmet Square Sultanahmet Square ( tr, Sultanahmet Meydanı) or the Hippodrome of Constantinople ( el, Ἱππόδρομος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Hippódromos tēs Kōnstantinoupóleōs; la, Circus Maximus Constantinopolitanus; t ...

(''Sultanahmet Meydanı''), formerly ''Atmeydanı'' ("Horse Square"), in the center of Istanbul, Turkey :*''Taksim Meydanı'' or

Taksim Square Taksim Square ( tr, Taksim Meydanı, ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the c ...

, another central public square in Istanbul, Turkey *''Midan at-Tahrir'' or

Tahrir Square Tahrir Square ( ar, ميدان التحرير ', , English language, English: Liberation Square), also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political dem ...

, the central public space of Cairo, Egypt :*the esplanade formerly known as ''Maydan'' or Hippodrome outside the

Cairo Citadel The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin ( ar, قلعة صلاح الدين, Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian ruler ...

* Majdan (Novi Kneževac), a village in North Banat District, Vojvodina province, Serbia *

Meidan Ekbis Meidan Ekbis ( ar, ميدان اكبس) or Maydan Ikbis or Midan Akbas, is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of Aleppo Governorate, located north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Rajo to the sou ...

, a small town in Syria *

Al-Midan Al-Midan ( ar, حي الميدان) is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Today, the neighbourhood is often co ...

, neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria *

Maydan al Shajara Maydan al-Shajara (Arabic: ميدان الشجرة; '' en, The Tree Square''), is a major town square in Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya. A large native Atlas Cedar tree was located in the center of the square, giving it its name. Th ...

, a town square in Benghazi, Libya * Tašmajdan Park, a major public space in Belgrade, Serbia *

Dubai Meydan City Dubai Meydan City is a new development under construction in the Ras Al Khor area of Dubai, UAE. The project was launched on the eve of the 2007 Dubai World Cup. The entire development will cover more than GFA (gross floor area) on a land size o ...

, United Arab Emirates **

Meydan Racecourse Meydan Racecourse is a racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The grandstand is over a mile in length, and can accommodate over 60,000 spectators. Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupi ...

, a horse racetrack ** Entisar Tower (Meydan Tower), skyscraper to be built in the city *''Maidan'', the Romanian name for

Majdanpek Majdanpek ( sr-cyr, Мајданпек; ro, Maidan) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of the Southern and Eastern Serbia, eastern Serbia, and is not far from the border of Romania. According to 2011 census, the municipality ...

in Serbia *''Mïdän at Taḥrǐr'' or

, Alexandria, Egypt *

Tahrir Square, Sanaa Al-Tahrir Square, also Al-Tahreer Square or Tahreer Square is a square in central Sanaʽa, Yemen. It is located west of the Abbas Mosque and the Sultan Palace Hotel, south of the National Museum of Yemen and north of the Yemen Military Museum. Pr ...

, or ''Maidan at-Tahrir'', in Sanaa, Yemen

In Poland

Poland took up the word ''majdan'' from its numerous exchanges with the Ottoman and other Persianate-influenced cultures. * Majdan, Gmina Wojsławice in Lublin Voivodeship * Majdan, Gmina Żmudź in Lublin Voivodeship * Majdan, Hrubieszów County in Lublin Voivodeship * Majdan, Janów Lubelski County in Lublin Voivodeship * Majdan, Białystok County in Podlaskie Voivodeship * Majdan, Hajnówka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship * Majdan, Suwałki County in Podlaskie Voivodeship * Majdan, Tomaszów Lubelski County in Lublin Voivodeship *

Majdan, Lesko County Majdan () is a hamlet, a part of Cisna village, in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately west of Cisna, south ...

in Subcarpathian Voivodeship * Majdan, Garwolin County in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Mińsk County in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Ostrołęka County in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Otwock County in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Gmina Łochów in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Gmina Stoczek in Masovian Voivodeship * Majdan, Gmina Wierzbno in Masovian Voivodeship *

Majdan, Wołomin County Majdan () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołomin, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), offic ...

in Masovian Voivodeship *

Majdan, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Majdan () is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Ruciane-Nida, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Ruciane-Nida, west of Pisz, and east of the regional capital Ol ...

In Romania

*Maidan, a village in

Cacica Cacica ( pl, Kaczyka, german: Kaczika) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. The commune is located in the central part of the county, from the town of Gura Humorului, from the city ...

Commune, Suceava County *''Maidan'', the former name of Brădișoru de Jos village,

Oravița Oravița (; hu, Oravicabánya; german: Orawitz; cs, Oravice; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Oravica, separator=/, Оравица) is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 11,382 in 2011. Its theater is a fully fu ...

Town, Caraș-Severin County

In Ukraine

Maidan Nezalezhnosti Maidan Nezalezhnosti ( uk, Майдан Незалежності , literally "Independence Square") is the central square of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city's main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchen ...

(Майдан Незалежності) or Independence Square, the central square of

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, a metro station on line M2 *

Maidan Konstytutsii (Kharkiv Metro) The Maidan Konstytutsii ( uk, Майдан Конституції, - Constitution Square) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. The station was opened on 23 August 1975. It is located in the historical part of Kharkiv, ...

, or Constitution Square, a metro station in Kharkiv * Maidan Pratsi (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram) *

Staryi Maidan Staryi Maidan ( uk, Старий Майдан), formerly Starozakrevskyi Maidan until 1938 ( uk, Старозакревський Майдан, label=none, literally "Old Zakrevsky Maidan", maidan meaning "public square"), is a village located betwe ...

, village in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast *

Viche Maidan (Ivano-Frankivsk) Viche Maidan ( uk, Вічевий майдан) is a city square located in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk. Composition The square stretches from Halytska Street to Vitovsky Street. Vitovsky street connects the Viche Maidan with another city ...

, a city square *Maidan, a village in

Berehomet Berehomet ( ro, Bеrhomet pe Siret, german: Berhometh, uk, Берегомет), is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berehomet settlement hr ...

rural hromada, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast *Maidan, a village in Vyzhnytsia urban hromada,

Vyzhnytsia Raion Vyzhnytsia Raion ( uk, Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an ar ...

, Chernivtsi Oblast *Maidan, a village in Tysmenytsia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Other uses in Ukraine

Maidan (2014 film) ''Maidan'' ( uk, Майдан) is a 2014 documentary film, directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It focuses on the Euromaidan movement of 2013 and 2014 in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. It was filmed during the prote ...

Maidan People's Union The Maidan People's Union ( uk, Народне об'єднання "Майдан", translit=Narodne obiednannya "Maidan") is an alliance in Ukraine formed by several political parties and non-partisan individuals and public organizations on the fif ...

, political party *

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

Anti-Maidan The anti-Maidan ( uk, Антимайда́н, Antymaidan; russian: Антимайдан, Antimaydan) refers to a number of pro-Russian demonstrations in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014 that were directed against Euromaidan and later the new Ukrainian g ...

Anti-Maidan (Russia) The Anti-Maidan (russian: Антимайдан; ''Antimaydan'') is a Russian social movement created in 2015.AutoMaidan * February 2014 Maidan revolution *

Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution ( uk, Помаранчева революція, translit=Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate afterm ...

(sometimes referred to as a Maidan revolution)

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