Muhafazah
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A muḥāfaẓah[a] is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated as "governorate", and occasionally as "province".
It comes from the Arabic root ح-ا-ف-ظ, ḥ-ā-f-ẓ, (verb: حافظ, ḥāfaẓa), which means to "keep" and "guard".
The head of a muḥāfaẓah is a governor (Arabic: مُحَافِظ, muḥāfiẓ) .
The governorates of Tunisia are wilāyah in Arabic.
Muhafazat in Arab countries
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- Governorates of Bahrain
- Governorates of Egypt
- Governorates of Iraq
- Governorates of Jordan
- Governorates of Kuwait
- Governorates of Libya (historic)
- Governorates of Lebanon
- Governorates of Oman
- Governorates of Palestine
- Governorates of Saudi Arabia (2nd level)
- Governorates of Syria
- Governorates of Yemen
Notes
[edit]- ^ Arabic: مُحَافَظَة [muˈħaːfaðˤa]; pl. مُحَافَظَات muḥāfaẓāt [muħafaˈðˤaːt]
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