Deccan (disambiguation)

Deccan (disambiguation)

The word Deccan refers almost exclusively to the Deccan Plateau in southern and central India. Many companies, locations and organizations are named after this plateau, including:

Contents

Locations

Languages

  • Dakhni or Deccani, a language spoken in Deccan Plateau.

Events

Airlines

  • Deccan (airline), India's first low-cost airline, based in Bangalore, India.
  • Deccan Aviation, an airline based in Bangalore, India.
  • Deccan Lanka, a low-cost Sri Lankan airline based in Colombo.

Colleges

Organizations

  • Deccan Chargers, an 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


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