Deccan (disambiguation)
For the central Asian farm classification, see Dehkan farm.
The Deccan is a plateau in southern and central India.
Deccan may also refer to:
Places
- Deccan Gymkhana, a neighbourhood in Pune, India
- Deccan Park (park), a Global Development centre in Hyderabad, India
- Deccan Park (building), in Hyderabad, India
Events
- Deccan Riots, 19th century riots in Maharashtra
- Deccan Famine of 1630–32, a famine where some 2,000,000 people died
Airlines
- Deccan (airline), India's first low-cost airline, based in Bangalore, India
- Deccan Charters, an airline based in Bangalore, India
- Deccan Airways Limited, an airline based in Hyderabad before independence
- Deccan Lanka, a low-cost Sri Lankan airline based in Colombo
Colleges
- Deccan College (Pune)
- Deccan College (disambiguation), several others found on the Plateau
Organisations
- Deccan Chargers, former Indian Premier League cricket team based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Deccan Mujahideen, an alleged terrorist group in India
- Deccan States Agency, an administrative unit in British India
- Deccan sultanates, Muslim kingdoms ruling southern India during 15th-17th centuries
Railways
- Deccan Odyssey, a train traveling from Mumbai to several locations in Maharashtra and Goa
- Deccan Queen, a daily train traveling between Mumbai and Pune
Newspapers
- Deccan Chronicle, an Indian English-language newspaper
- Deccan Herald, an Indian English-language newspaper
Other uses
- Dakhini or Deccani, a language spoken in Deccan Plateau
- Deccan Traps, the remnants of one of the world's largest volcanic events
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.