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*4: a [[collection]] of [[poems]] in Persian or Arabic usually by one [[author]]
*4: a [[collection]] of [[poems]] in Persian or Arabic usually by one [[author]]
==Description==
==Description==
A '''divan''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language Turkish] ''divan'', originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language ''Persian'' devan) is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture; or in the UK, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-spring box-spring] based bed.
A '''divan''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language Turkish] ''divan'', originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language ''Persian'' devan] is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture; or in the UK, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-spring box-spring] based bed.
Primarily, in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East] (especially the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire]), a divan was a long seat formed of a mattress laid against the side of the room, upon the floor, or upon a raised [[structure]] or frame, with cushions to lean against.
Primarily, in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East] (especially the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire]), a divan was a long seat formed of a mattress laid against the side of the room, upon the floor, or upon a raised [[structure]] or frame, with cushions to lean against.
