Taj may refer to:
Buildings
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mu ...
, a medieval mausoleum in the Indian city of
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra i ...
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Taj Palace
The Taj Palace ( ar, قصر التاج, Qaṣr al-Tāj, Palace of the Crown) was one of the principal caliphal palaces in Baghdad during the middle and later Abbasid Caliphate.
The palace was begun by the sixteenth Abbasid caliph, al-Mu'tadid (), ...
, an Abbasid palace in medieval Baghdad
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Taj-ul-Masajid
The Taj-ul-Masajid ( ar, , Tāj-ul-Masājid, lit=Crown of Mosques) or Tāj-ul-Masjid (), is a mosque situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the largest mosque in India and one of the largest mosques in the world.
History
The constr ...
, mosque in Bhopal
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Taj building, Nowshera, Pakistan
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Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
Taj Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels and a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Incorporated by Jamsetji Tata in 1902, the company is a part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglom ...
, international hotel chain
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The Taj Exotica Hotel & Resort, Dubai
Transport
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Tadji Airport
Tadji Airport is an airfield serving Tadji, near Aitape, in the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea.
History
The airport was built by the Japanese in 1942 and was seized by the Allies as a part of Operation Persecution
Persecution is t ...
, Papua New Guinea (IATA: TAJ)
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Taj International Airport, proposed airport in Delhi
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Taj Express
The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen- which ran as a hig ...
, train between New Delhi and Agra
Sport
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Taj Ahvaz Football Club, Iranian football (soccer) club
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Taj Abadan Football Club, Iranian football (soccer) club
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Taj Tehran Football Club, Iranian football (soccer) club
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Taj F.C. (Palau), Palauan football team
Other
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Taj (name) Taj is a name meaning "crown" in Persian, Sanskrit and Arabic. Notable people with the name include:
People
* Ali Baba Taj (born 1977), Pakistani poet
*Layla Taj, American Egyptian dancer
* Nadeem Taj (born 1953), Pakistani intelligence chief
* T ...
, including a list of people with the name
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Taj Mahotsav
Taj Mahotsav (Hindi: ताज महोत्सव, Urdu: تاج مہوتسو, translation: ''Taj Festival'') is an annual 10-day (from 18 to 27 February) event at Shilpgram in Agra, India. This festival is inspired by the old Mughal era and na ...
, annual festival in Agra
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Taj Ultimate {{Update, date=July 2016
Taj Ultimate is an annual Ultimate tournament that occurs in the Tajima region of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The tournament was started by a group of JET English teachers to foster a better relationship between the JETs a ...
, annual "Ultimate" tournament in Tajima, Japan
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Taj Television Ltd., Mumbai
*Former name pre-1979 of
Esteghlal Tehran FC
Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...
, football club
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'', 2006 film
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Taj corridor case
The Taj Heritage Corridor case is an alleged scam wherein 2002–2003, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati and a minister in her government, Nasimuddin Siddiqui, were charged with corruption. The Taj Corridor project was intended to ...
, alleged corruption case in India
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Taqiyah (cap)
The Taqiyah ( ar, طاقية, ALA-LC: ''ṭāqīyah'' Turkish: "takke", Urdu, Hindi "topi", , ALA-LC: "ṭopī", bn, টুপি, ''ṭupi'', Somali: "Koofi")) or araqchin () is a short, rounded skullcap. It is often worn for religious purp ...
, a short, rounded skullcap
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''Taj'' (album), a 1987 album by American blues artist Taj Mahal
See also
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Tahj (disambiguation)
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Taj Mahal (disambiguation)
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