Maidan Look up Maidan in Wiktionary , the free dictionary . A maidān is a Persian term for any open plain , park or square . It can be translated literally as 'field' . Maidan ( Isfahan ) - the great royal square of Isfahan , a world heritage site . Maidan ( Kolkata ) - the Maidan park in Kolkata Maidan ( Karnataka ) - an unofficial region of Karnataka state of southern India , on the Deccan plateau Maidan ( Ukrainian : Майдан ) is a meeting or gathering place , market place , forum , etc. , or simply `` area. '' Maidan Nezalezhnosti - Independence Square is the central square of Kyiv best known for mass protests during the Orange Revolution . Mäydan /Мәйдан is a square and area in Tatar language and also the place of Sabantuy . The term `` Maidan '' is also applied to one of the valleys in the Afridi country of Tirah in Pakistan The Ukrainian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet , and the letter й may be transliterated into an I , Y , or J , depending on the transliteration system in use , hence majdan or maidan . Majdan is also a common location name found in Poland , Serbia , Slovakia , Ukraine . This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title . If an internal link led you here , you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article . Categories : Disambiguation Майдан 