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