The Maidan is an unofficial region of Karnataka state of southern India. It lies on the Deccan plateau, east of the hilly Malnad region, which includes the eastern foothills of the Western Ghats range. Maidan is a Farsi term, which translates literally as 'field', and may be used to describe any open plain, park or square. The Maidan has a gently rolling surface, punctuated by several of the large rivers that rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to empty into the Bay of Bengal. It is often subdivided into the northern and southern Maidan. What follows is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official regions of India. ... It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... Malnad (Malenaadu in Kannada, derived from words meaning hilly region as male means hill in Kannada, also receives abundant rainfall) is a region of Karnataka state in South India. ... The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... The Maidan is an unofficial region of Karnataka state of southern India. ... Farsi may refer to: The name of the the Persian language among native speakers Farsi Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf The Jafari Shia Tajiks of Central Asia Salman al-Farsi, one of the prophet Muhammads companions Al-Farisi (1260-1320), Persian mathematician and physicist Jalaleddin Farsi... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ...

The northern Maidan is a dry, mostly treeless expanse of plateau, lying between 300 and 700 meters elevation. It covers the districts of Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Raichur, and Shimoga. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Gataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra. It mostly lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion, which extends north into eastern Maharashtra and east into the Telingana region of Andhra Pradesh. Belgaum District has, by the 2001 Census of India, a population of approximately 4. ... Bellary District is a district in Karnatka. ... Bidar District is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district in the state of Karnataka. ... Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. ... Gulbarga District Gulbarga District is situated between 76°.04 and 77°.42 east longitude, and 16°.12 and 17°.46 north latitude, covering an area of 16,224 square kilometres. ... Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). ... The Bhima River is a river in western India. ... The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( (help· info)) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Telangana or Telingana is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ...

The southern Maidan, also known as the Southern Karnataka Plateau, is made up of the low rolling granite hills from 600 to 900 meters elevation. It is bounded on the west by the Western Ghats and on the south and east by ranges of hills, and on the north it drops to the lower-elevation northern Maidan. It includes Bangalore, Bangalore Rural, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, and Tumkur districts. Most of the southern Maidan is covered by the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests ecoregion, which extends south into eastern Tamil Nadu. Bangalore Rural District is one of the 25 districts in Karnataka. ... Chamarajanagar is a district in southern Karnataka, India, bordering the modern Mysore District, as well as Erode District of Tamil Nadu and Wayanad, in Kerala. ... Hassan is a district in Karnataka state, India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mandya District is a district in Karnataka state, India. ... Mysore District is bounded by Mandya district to the northeast, Chamrajnagar district to the southeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north. ... Tumkur is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. ... The South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests is an ecoregion of southern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Some of the larger cities and towns of the Maidan include Bangalore, Mysore, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Bellary, Raichur, Hubli-Dharwad, and Davangere. Grazing and agriculture are the mainstays of the region, and the main crops include cotton, sorghum, millet, and peanuts. Hubli-Dharwad is a twin city in the state of Karnataka in India. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Species About 30 species, see text Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa, with one species native to Mexico. ... Pearl millet in the field Ripe head of proso millet The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ... Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae native to South America. ...

The Maidan lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, and is generally much drier than coastal Karnataka and the Western Ghats. The region was originally covered by extensive, open-canopied Tropical dry deciduous forests, characterized by the trees Acacia, Albizia and Hardwickia, but much of the original forest has been cleared for agriculture, timber, grazing and firewood. Overexploitation of the forests for fuelwood and fodder has resulted in much of the original forest being degraded into thickets and scrublands. Canthium parriflorum, Cassia auriculata, Dodonea viscosa, Erythroxylum monogynum, Pterolobium hexapetalum and Euphorbia antiquorum are species typical of the thicket and scrubland vegetation. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. ... Species About 1,300; see List of Acacia species For Acacia Research Corporation, see Acacia Technologies. ... Species About 150 species Albizia is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. ... Binomial name Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum, synonym ) is an evergreen tree native to southern China and mainland southeast Asia west to Myanmar. ... Species about 250, including: Erythroxylum amazonicum Erythroxylum areolatum Erythroxylum argentatum Erythroxylum australe Erythroxylum brownianum Erythroxylum campestre Erythroxylum cataractarum Erythroxylum catuaba - catuaba Erythroxylum citrifolium Erythroxylum coca - coca Erythroxylum cumanense Erythroxylum deciduum Erythroxylum ellipticum Erythroxylum fimbriatum Erythroxylum glaucum Erythroxylum gracilipes Erythroxylum hypericifolium Erythroxylum impressum Erythroxylum incrassatum Erythroxylum laurifolium Erythroxylum lucidum Erythroxylum macrocnemum... This article needs cleanup. ...

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