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Denjóng is the Lépcha name of Sikkim, but I could not get any explanation for it.

Deogárh, in Orissa, Lat. 21°, Long. 84° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیو گره Hind.
"Gods fort." The same name in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 86°, and in Bándelkhánd, Lat. 26°,
Long. 78°.
Anal. Deo-gáu, in Bengál, Lat. 26°, Long. 88°; Deo-góng, in Rajvára, Lat. 26°, Long. 75°;
Deo-preág, in Kámáon, Lat. 31°, Long. 78°.

Deopáni, see Brahmakúnd.

Deosái, see Biárza.

Déra, in Bándelkhánd, Lat. 25°, Long. 81° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیرا Hind.
"A dwelling, a tent, an encampment." This name is very often used for designating
halting places and encamping grounds along routes through uninhabited countries.

Déra Din Pánah, in the Panjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 70° . . . دیرا دین پناه Hind.Pers.
"Din Pánah's encampment." Din-pánah, refuge of faith, a personal name.
Anal. Déra Fátih Khan—the encampment of Khan Fátih, the victorious, in the Panjáb,
Lat. 31°, Long. 70°; Déra Gházi Khan—the encampment of Khan Gházi, the champion
of the faith, in the Panjáb, Lat. 29°, Long. 70°; Déra Ismaél Khan, Khan Ismaél's en-
campment, in the Panjáb, Lat. 31°, Long. 71°.

Déraját, in the Panjáb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیراجات Hind., with
Arab. terminat.
"The three Dévas." The country on the western bank of the Indus river in which the
three Déras, Fátih Khan, Gházi Khan, and Ismaél Khan are situated.

Devangánj, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 89° . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیوان گنج Arab. Hind.
"Minister's market."

Devapúr, in the Dékhan, Lat. 16°, Long. 76° . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیوا پور Hind.
"God's town."

Devikót, in Rajvára, Lat. 26°, Long. 71° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . دیوی کوت Hind.
"Dévi's fort." Dévi, generally goddess, and especially Dúrga, the consort of Siva.
Anal. Devi-kótta, in the Karnátik, Lat. 11°, Long. 79°; Devi-pátnam, in the Karnátik,
Lat. 9°, Long. 79°, Lat. 11°, Long. 79°.

Dháka (generally Dacca), in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 90° . . . . . . . Beng.
"The hidden goddess." 1450 years ago a statue of Dúrga was found here, and the
finder erected on the spot a temple, around which by-and-by the town grew up. This legend
is contained in the Calcutta Directory of 1856, part X., p. 36.

Dhanráu, a halting-place in Gárhvál, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° . . . . . دهن راؤ Hind.
"The king of wealth."