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Maidan,Dir lower

Maidan is a scenic valley in the Lower Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.


August Kranti Rajdhani Express

It is named after the August Kranti Maidan formerly known as the Gowalia Tank Maidan from where the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.

Azad Maidan

On 20 November 2013, Prithvi Shaw created history with 546 runs and in 1987 Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli shared a 664 run record partnership during a Harris Shield school match at Azad Maidan.

Bangabasi College

Bangabasi College has common sports ground and a beautiful pavilion on the Kolkata Maidan for cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, lawn tennis, badminton, and athletics.

Bridge over Institute Street

The bridge was built in 2002 and provides pedestrian viaduct from the Palace of October Revolution (October Palace) to the Hlobus shopping mall on "Maidan".

Dodda Krishnaraja I

This division, and the resulting loss of revenue from the rich maidān region of Mysore, made Sadat-ulla Khan unhappy and, in collusion with the rulers of Kadapa, Kurnool, and Savanur and the Maratha Raja of Gutti, he decided to march against Dodda Krishnaraja.

India Trade Promotion Organization

Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (PCNTDA), whose officials visited Pragati Maidan in September-2013, in setting up the proposed Pune International Exhibition and Convention Centre at Moshi (Pimpri-Chinchwad).

Maidan Wardak Province

Maidan Wardak province is located in the Central (or Central East) region of Afghanistan; bordering Parwan to the Northeast, Kabul and Logar to the east, Ghazni to the south and Bamyan to the west.

Ramlila Maidan

The 2011 anti corruption demonstration of Anna Hazare and the 2013 oath ceremony of the AAP chief minister Arvind Kejriwal also took place at the Ramlila Maidan.

Sky – It's Me

Sofia Rotaru performed this song at an open air concert in Kiev, in Independence Maidan Square in 2006 (the appearance of Sofia Rotaru was organised by Ukrainian TV channel Inter), at numerous solo concerts and tours during 2004-2007, in duet with Stas Pieha at Star Factory, as well as at Blue Light 2004 on Russian TV Channel "Russia".

Syed Hussain

Syed Hussain was born on July 16, 1919, in ancestral house in Mohalla Mir Maidan in Dooru—Near Verinag, District Anantnag.

William Knox D'Arcy

Drilling in southern Persia at Shardin continued until 1907 when the search was switched to Masjed Soleyman (Masjid-I-Sulaiman in Persian مسجد سلیمان) in a place named "Maidan-i-Naftun".


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