Sheyakhah

Administrative unit in Egypt

Sheyakha(h)[1] or shiyakhah[2] (Arabic: شياخة) is an Arabic language term for the fourth-layer of subdivisions of Egypt.

References

  1. ^ Natalija Gelvanovska; Michel Rogy; Carlo Maria Rossotto (11 February 2014). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa: Accelerating High-Speed Internet Access. World Bank Publications. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-4648-0113-6.
  2. ^ Lowry, Joseph Edmund; Stewart, Devin J. (2009-01-01). Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1350-1850. Isd. ISBN 9783447059336.
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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
  • Mintaqah (منطقة region)
  • Qadaa (قضاء district)
  • Nahiyah (ناحية subdistrict)
  • Markaz (مركز district)
  • Mutamadiyah (معتمدية "delegation")
  • Daerah/Daïra (دائرة circle)
  • Liwa (لواء banner / sanjak)
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.