Deccan means southern part in ancient India, south of the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. Deccan includes the east and west coasts and plains, the plateau and mountain ranges of the ancient Southern India.

Why is Deccan called so?

The name Deccan is derived from the Sanskrit word 'dâkshin', meaning “south.” The west-central parts of the Indian peninsula are dominated by flood basalts which form a prominent terraced landscape; this form of flood basalt is called 'trap', after the Dutch-Swedish word 'trappa', meaning 'stairs'.

What is the spelling of Deccan?

proper noun

A triangular plateau in southern India, bounded by the Malabar Coast in the west, the Coromandel Coast in the east, and by the Vindhaya mountains in the north.