Diwan
In arts and entertainment
- Diwan (poetry), a collection of Persian, Arabic, Turkish, or Urdu poetry
- Diwan (Nasir Khusraw) by Nasir Khusraw
- West-östlicher Diwan by Goethe
- Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Rumi
- Diwân, a 1998 album by Rachid Taha
- Diwan 2, a 2006 album by Rachid Taha
- Diwan (film), a 2003 Tamil film
- Diwan, a character in the anime series Skyland
- West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Middle Eastern music ensemble founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said
In government and politics
- 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
- The Girgam or Diwan, the royal chronicle of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, written in Arabic
Buildings
- Diwan-khane, guest house of the tribal chieftain in the tribal Middle Eastern, Arab, Persian, or Kurdish society
- Divan (Mughal architecture), a type of audience hall in Mughal palaces
- Diwaniya, a formal sitting room in Gulf Arab households
Education
- Diwan (school), a federation of schools teaching in Breton language in Brittany
- Diwan College of Management, former name of Taiwan Shoufu University
Places
- Diwan, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Australia
Titles
- Diwan (title) (dewan or divan), a number of Middle Eastern titles used in various languages for high officials, especially of cabinet rank, or as a rank of high nobility in South Asia
- Dewan Bahadur, a title of honor awarded during British Raj
People
- Dewan Farid Gazi, former leader of Habiganj-1
- Dewan Mohammad Azraf, National Professor of Bangladesh
- Hamza Dewan Choudhury, midfielder for English football club Leicester City F.C.
- Muneeb Diwan (born 1972), Canadian cricket player
Other uses
- Divan (furniture), a kind of couch
- Box-spring or divan bed, in UK usage
- Divan, a traditional festival of the Bunjevci people in Hungary
- Chicken Divan, a type of casserole
- Diwan, or religious scroll containing Mandaean scriptures
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