# Maidan

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'''Maidan''' is an originally [Persian](/source/Persian_language) word for a [town square](/source/town_square) or public [gathering place](/source/gathering_place) (Persian: {{lang|fa|میدان}}), adopted by various other languages: [Urdu](/source/Urdu) {{lang|ur|میدان}} (''maidān''); [Arabic](/source/Arabic) {{lang|ar|مَيْدَان}} (''maydān''); [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language) {{lang|tr|meydan}}; [Georgian](/source/Georgian_language) {{lang|ka|მოედანი}} (''moedani''); [Bangla](/source/Bengali_language) ময়দান, meaning field, and [Crimean Tatar](/source/Crimean_Tatar_language), from which [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) also borrowed [{{Transliteration|uk|maidan}}](/source/%3Awikt%3A%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD).<ref>{{Encyclopædia Iranica Online|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-iranica-online/slavic-iranian-contacts-linguistic-relations-COM_336467|year=2021|first=Ronald|last=Kim|access-date=July 13, 2023|article=Slavic-Iranian Contacts, Linguistic Relations}}</ref> Its ultimate source is [Proto-Indo-European](/source/Proto-Indo-European_language) {{lang|ine-x-proto|*médʰyos}} – compare [Avestan](/source/Avestan) {{lang|ae-Latn|maiδya}}, [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) {{lang|sa|मध्य}} ({{Transliteration|sa|madhya}}) and Latin {{lang|la|medius}}. Various versions include ''maydan'', ''midan'', ''meydan'', ''majdan'', ''mayadeen'' and ''maydān''. It also means field (मैदान) in Hindi.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-meaning-english.html |title = (Maidan) मैदान meaning in English {{!}} Matlab {{!}} Definition}}</ref> It became a loanword in other [South Asian languages](/source/South_Asian_languages) to give similar means, such as in [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) in which the word is ''maidhanam''.

The broad geographical footprint of the use of ''Maidan'' in [toponymy](/source/toponymy), from Central Europe to South-East Asia, is a reflection of the Turkish rule in these areas.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== Places ==

===In Eastern [West Asia](/source/West_Asia), and Southern [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia)===
*''Maidaan-e naqsh-e jahaan'' or [Naqsh-e Jahan Square](/source/Naqsh-e_Jahan_Square), a historic square in central [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan), Iran
Towns and villages in Iran: 
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*[Meydan, Fars](/source/Meydan%2C_Fars), Fars Province
*[Meydan, Ilam](/source/Meydan%2C_Ilam), Ilam Province
*[Meydan, Baft](/source/Meydan%2C_Baft), Kerman Province
*[Meydan, Rabor](/source/Meydan%2C_Rabor), Kerman Province
*[Meydan, Harsin](/source/Meydan%2C_Harsin), Kermanshah Province
*[Meydan, Kermanshah](/source/Meydan%2C_Kermanshah), Kermanshah Province
*[Meydan, Sonqor](/source/Meydan%2C_Sonqor), Kermanshah Province
*[Meydan, Khuzestan](/source/Meydan%2C_Khuzestan), Khuzestan Province
*[Meydan, Dorud](/source/Meydan%2C_Dorud), Khuzestan Province
*[Meydan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad](/source/Meydan%2C_Kohgiluyeh_and_Boyer-Ahmad)
*[Meydan-e Mozaffarkhan](/source/Meydan-e_Mozaffarkhan), Kurdistan
*[Meydan, West Azerbaijan](/source/Meydan%2C_West_Azerbaijan)
*[Meydan-e Olya](/source/Meydan-e_Olya), West Azerbaijan Province
*[Meydan-e Sofla](/source/Meydan-e_Sofla), West Azerbaijan Province
*[Meydan Khalaf](/source/Meydan_Khalaf)
*[Meydan Tarreh Barahvaz](/source/Meydan_Tarreh_Barahvaz)
*[Meydan Jiq, Malekan](/source/Meydan_Jiq%2C_Malekan)
*[Meydan-e Bozorg](/source/Meydan-e_Bozorg), Lorestan Province
*[Meydanlar](/source/Meydanlar), East Azerbaijan Province
*[Meydan-e Khodaverdi](/source/Meydan-e_Khodaverdi)
*[Meydan-e Tafalli](/source/Meydan-e_Tafalli)
*[Ban Meydan-e Abdollah](/source/Ban_Meydan-e_Abdollah)
*[Chal Meydan](/source/Chal_Meydan)
*[Eslamabad-e Sar Meydan](/source/Eslamabad-e_Sar_Meydan)
*[Kalateh-ye Meydan](/source/Kalateh-ye_Meydan)
*[Qaleh Meydan (disambiguation)](/source/Qaleh_Meydan_(disambiguation)), various places
*[Qezelejah Meydan](/source/Qezelejah_Meydan)
*[Sang Dar Meydan (disambiguation)](/source/Sang_Dar_Meydan_(disambiguation)), various places
*[Sarmeydan](/source/Sarmeydan)
*[Soltan Meydan](/source/Soltan_Meydan)
*[Tak Meydan](/source/Tak_Meydan)
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*[Meydan, Afghanistan](/source/Meydan%2C_Afghanistan), village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan
*[Maydan, Kyrgyzstan](/source/Maydan%2C_Kyrgyzstan), a town in Kyrgyzstan
*[Maidan Shar](/source/Maidan_Shar), the capital of [Maidan Wardak](/source/Maidan_Wardak_Province) province, north-eastern Afghanistan
*[Mehraneh river](/source/Mehraneh_river) (Meydan Chayi), a river in north-western Tabriz, Iran
*''Tavisuplebis Moedani'' or [Freedom Square, Tbilisi](/source/Freedom_Square%2C_Tbilisi), the central square of Tbilisi, Georgia

===In South Asia and Southeast Asia===
*[Maidan (Tirah)](/source/Maidan_(Tirah)), a remote valley in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*[Maidan, Nepal](/source/Maidan%2C_Nepal), a municipality in southern Nepal
*[Maidan, Lower Dir District](/source/Maidan%2C_Lower_Dir_District), a valley in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*[Asramam Maidan](/source/Asramam_Maidan), the first airport of Kerala state, in Kollam, India
*[Medan](/source/Medan), Indonesia – capital city of North Sumatra province
*[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad](/source/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_Stadium%2C_Hyderabad), India, originally named ''Fateh Maidan'' ("Victory Square")
*[Maidan (Kolkata)](/source/Maidan_(Kolkata)), India, also referred to as the Brigade Parade Ground

===In the rest of West Asia===
*[Meydan, Gölbaşı](/source/Meydan%2C_G%C3%B6lba%C5%9F%C4%B1), a village in the district of Gölbaşı, Adıyaman Province, Turkey
*[Meydan, Kurucaşile](/source/Meydan%2C_Kuruca%C5%9File), a village in the district of Kurucaşile, Bartın Province, Turkey
*[Sultanahmet Square](/source/Sultanahmet_Square) (''Sultanahmet Meydanı''), formerly ''Atmeydanı'' ("Horse Square"), in the center of Istanbul, Turkey
**''Taksim Meydanı'' or [Taksim Square](/source/Taksim_Square), another central public square in Istanbul, Turkey
*''Midan at-Tahrir'' or [Tahrir Square](/source/Tahrir_Square), the central public space of Cairo, Egypt
**The esplanade formerly known as ''Maydan'' or Hippodrome outside the [Cairo Citadel](/source/Cairo_Citadel)
*[Majdan (Novi Kneževac)](/source/Majdan_(Novi_Kne%C5%BEevac)), a village in North Banat District, Vojvodina province, Serbia
*[Meidan Ekbis](/source/Meidan_Ekbis), a small town in Syria
*[Al-Midan](/source/Al-Midan), neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria
*[Maydan al Shajara](/source/Maydan_al_Shajara), a town square in Benghazi, Libya
*[Tašmajdan Park](/source/Ta%C5%A1majdan_Park), a major public space in Belgrade, Serbia
*[Dubai Meydan City](/source/Dubai_Meydan_City), United Arab Emirates
**[Meydan Racecourse](/source/Meydan_Racecourse), a horse racetrack
**[Entisar Tower](/source/Entisar_Tower) (Meydan Tower), skyscraper to be built in the city
*''Maidan'', the Romanian name for [Majdanpek](/source/Majdanpek) in Serbia
*''Mïdän at Taḥrǐr'' or [Tahrir Square](/source/Tahrir_Square%2C_Alexandria), Alexandria, Egypt
*[Tahrir Square, Sanaa](/source/Tahrir_Square%2C_Sanaa), or ''Maidan at-Tahrir'', in Sanaa, Yemen
*[Al-Maidan Square](/source/Al-Maidan_Square), Baghdad, Iraq
**[Al-Maidan Mosque](/source/Mosque-Madrasa_of_al-Ahmadiyya), the main mosque located in the square

===In Poland===
Poland took up the word ''majdan'' from its numerous exchanges with the Ottoman and other Persianate-influenced cultures.<ref name=Prymak>{{cite web|author=Thomas M. Prymak|url=http://www.onyschuk.com/wordpresstugg/?p=615|website=Toronto Galician Genealogy Group|title=The word "Maidan", where it comes from and what it means|date=October 25, 2016}}</ref>
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*[Majdan, Gmina Wojsławice](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_Wojs%C5%82awice) in Lublin Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Gmina Żmudź](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_%C5%BBmud%C5%BA) in Lublin Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Hrubieszów County](/source/Majdan%2C_Hrubiesz%C3%B3w_County) in Lublin Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Janów County](/source/Majdan%2C_Jan%C3%B3w_County) in Lublin Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Białystok County](/source/Majdan%2C_Bia%C5%82ystok_County) in Podlaskie Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Hajnówka County](/source/Majdan%2C_Hajn%C3%B3wka_County) in Podlaskie Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Suwałki County](/source/Majdan%2C_Suwa%C5%82ki_County) in Podlaskie Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Gmina Telatyn](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_Telatyn), Tomaszów County in Lublin Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Lesko County](/source/Majdan%2C_Lesko_County) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Garwolin County](/source/Majdan%2C_Garwolin_County) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Mińsk County](/source/Majdan%2C_Mi%C5%84sk_County) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Ostrołęka County](/source/Majdan%2C_Ostro%C5%82%C4%99ka_County) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Otwock County](/source/Majdan%2C_Otwock_County) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Gmina Łochów](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_%C5%81och%C3%B3w) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Gmina Stoczek](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_Stoczek) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Gmina Wierzbno](/source/Majdan%2C_Gmina_Wierzbno) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Wołomin County](/source/Majdan%2C_Wo%C5%82omin_County) in Masovian Voivodeship
*[Majdan, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship](/source/Majdan%2C_Warmian-Masurian_Voivodeship)
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===In Romania===
*Maidan, a village in [Cacica](/source/Cacica) Commune, Suceava County 
*''Maidan'', the former name of Brădișoru de Jos village, [Oravița](/source/Oravi%C8%9Ba) Town, Caraș-Severin County

=== In Ukraine ===

*[Maidan Nezalezhnosti](/source/Maidan_Nezalezhnosti) (Майдан Незалежності) or Independence Square, the central square of [Kyiv](/source/Kyiv)
**[Maidan Nezalezhnosti](/source/Maidan_Nezalezhnosti_(Kyiv_Metro)), a metro station on line M2
*[Maidan Konstytutsii (Kharkiv Metro)](/source/Maidan_Konstytutsii_(Kharkiv_Metro)), or Constitution Square, a metro station in Kharkiv
*[Maidan Pratsi (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)](/source/Maidan_Pratsi_(Kryvyi_Rih_Metrotram))
*[Staryi Maidan](/source/Staryi_Maidan), village in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
*[Viche Maidan (Ivano-Frankivsk)](/source/Viche_Maidan_(Ivano-Frankivsk)), a city square
*Maidan, a village in [Berehomet](/source/Berehomet) rural hromada, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast
*Maidan, a village in Vyzhnytsia urban hromada, [Vyzhnytsia Raion](/source/Vyzhnytsia_Raion), Chernivtsi Oblast
*Maidan, a village in [Cherkaske settlement hromada](/source/Cherkaske_settlement_hromada), [Kramatorsk Raion](/source/Kramatorsk_Raion), Donetsk Oblast
*Maidan, a village in [Tysmenytsia Raion](/source/Tysmenytsia_Raion), Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

== Other uses in Ukraine ==

* [Maidan (2014 film)](/source/Maidan_(2014_film))
* [Maidan People's Union](/source/Maidan_People's_Union), political party
* [Euromaidan](/source/Euromaidan)
** [Anti-Maidan](/source/Anti-Maidan)
** [Anti-Maidan (Russia)](/source/Anti-Maidan_(Russia))
** [AutoMaidan](/source/AutoMaidan)
* [February 2014 Maidan revolution](/source/February_2014_Maidan_revolution)

== See also ==

* [Majdany](/source/Majdany_(disambiguation)), the plural form of Majdan.

==Notes==
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Category:Toponymy

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