Baladiyah

Arabic administrative division equivalent to municipality
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Baladiyah (Arabic: بلدية) is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district"[1] or "municipality".[2] The plural is baladiyat (Arabic: بلديات). Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-".

The Arabic term amanah (أمانة) is also used for "municipality".[3]

Arab countries

Sets

Specific set Note
Communes of Algeria Refer to tertiary level administration divisions.
Municipalities of Lebanon Refer to tertiary level administration divisions.
Municipalities of Qatar Top level
Baladiyat of Libya Pre-1995 and post-2013
Municipalities of Damascus

Other

  • Western Region Municipality (بلدية المنطقة الغربية)
  • Dubai Municipality (بلدية دبي)
  • Unaizah Municipality (بلدية عنيزة)

Turkish

In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative belediyesi), which is a loan from Arabic, means "municipality" or "city council".

See also

  • Opshtina

References

  1. ^ Minorities and the State in Africa. Cambria Press. 2010. ISBN 9781621968740.
  2. ^ Law, Gwillim (2010-11-19). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604473.
  3. ^ Sassen, Saskia (2009-09-30). Human Settlement Development - Volume IV. EOLSS Publications. p. 414. ISBN 9781848260474.
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Arabic terms for administrative divisions
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)
  • Qarya (قرية)
  • Sheyakhah (شياخة "neighborhood subdivision")
  • Majlis Mahalliyy (مجلس محلي local council)
  • Majlis ʾIqlimiyy (مجلس اقليمي regional council)
English translations given are those most commonly used.
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Designations for types of administrative division
Common English terms
Area
Borough
Canton
Capital
City
Community
County
Country
Department
District
Division
Indian reserve/reservation
Municipality
Prefecture
Province
Region
State
Territory
Town
Township
Unit
Zone
Other English terms
Current
Historical
Non-English terms or loanwords
Current
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Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in italics.
See also
Census division
Electoral district
List of administrative divisions by country
Slavic administrative divisions


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