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  2. Divan (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    A divan (Turkish divan, Hindi deevaan originally from Kurdish [1] devan) is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture or, in some regions, a box-spring-based bed. Primarily, in the Middle East (especially the Ottoman Empire ), a divan was a long seat formed of a mattress laid against the side of the room, upon the floor, or a raised structure or ...

  3. Diwan - Wikipedia

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    Divan or Diwan, a high governmental body in many Islamic states Divan-ı Hümayun, the government council of the Ottoman Empire; ad hoc Divans, legislative and consultative assemblies of the Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), vassals of the Ottoman Empire; Diwan, a code of laws first introduced by Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu

  4. Dewan - Wikipedia

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    Dewan (also known as diwan, sometimes spelled devan or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the elite families in the history of Mughal and post-Mughal India and held high posts within the government.

  5. Sofa bed - Wikipedia

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    A couch unfolded into a bed. A sofa bed or sofa-bed (in the US often called a sofabed, hide-a-bed, bed-couch, sleeper-sofa, or pullout sofa) is a multifunctional furniture typically consisting of a sofa or couch that, underneath its seating cushions, hides a metal frame and thin mattress that can be unfolded or opened up to make a bed.

  6. West–östlicher Divan - Wikipedia

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    West–östlicher Divan (German: [ˈvɛst ˈœstlɪçɐ ˈdiːvaːn] ⓘ; West–Eastern Diwan) is a diwan, or collection of lyrical poems, by the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was inspired by Goethe's readings of the Persian national poet Hafez .

  7. Divan - Wikipedia

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    The first dīwān was created under Caliph Umar (r. 634–644 CE) in 15 A.H. (636/7 CE) or, more likely, 20 A.H. (641 CE). It comprised the names of the warriors of Medina who participated in the Muslim conquests and their families, and was intended to facilitate the payment of salary (ʿaṭāʾ, in coin or in rations) to them, according to their service and their relationship to Muhammad.

  8. Wikipedia:Database download - Wikipedia

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    It is best to use a download manager such as GetRight so you can resume downloading the file even if your computer crashes or is shut down during the download. Download XAMPPLITE from (you must get the 1.5.0 version for it to work). Make sure to pick the file whose filename ends with .exe

  9. Bed - Wikipedia

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    The portable version of an air bed can also be rolled up and packed; so is meant for travel or temporary guest use. A bassinet is a bed specifically for newborns. A box-bed is a bed having the form of a large box with wooden roof, sides, and ends, opening in front with two sliding panels or shutters; often used in cottages in Scotland ...