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Muhafazah

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Muhafazah

A muḥāfaẓah (Arabic: محافظة‎ ; pl. محافظات muḥāfaẓāt ) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic root ḥ-f-ẓ, which means to "keep" and "guard". The head of a muḥāfaẓah is the muḥāfiẓ.

Muhafazat in Arab countries

The governorates of Tunisia are wilāyah in Arabic.

First-level
  • Muhafazah (محافظة governorate)
  • Wilayah (ولاية province)
  • Mintaqah (منطقة region)
  • Mudiriyah (مديرية directorate)
  • Imarah (إمارة emirate)
  • Baladiyah (بلدية municipality)
  • Shabiyah (شعبية "popularate")
Second / third-level
City / township-level
  • Amanah (أمانة municipality)
  • Baladiyah (بلدية municipality)
  • Ḥai (حي neighborhood / quarter)
  • Mahallah (محلة)
  • Sheyakhah (شياخة "neighborhood subdivision")
English translations given are those most commonly used.


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