Mintaqa

{{Short description|Administrative division in Saudi Arabia, Chad and several other Arab countries}} A '''mintaqa''' ({{langx|ar|{{wikt-lang|ar|منطقة|مِنْطَقَة}}|minṭaqa}} {{IPA|ar|ˈmintˤaqa|}}; plural {{lang|ar|مَنَاطِق}} {{transliteration|ar|manāṭiq}} {{IPA|ar|maˈnaːtˤiq|}}) is a first-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other Arab countries. It is often translated as ''region'' or ''district'', but the literal meaning is "region", "area", or even simply "place".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Law |first=Gwillim |title=Administrative subdivisions of countries : a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998 |date=2011 |isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3 |location=Jefferson, N.C. |oclc=910103003}}</ref>

==Usage== '''First-level administrative divisions'''

* Provinces of Chad (top-level) * Provinces of Saudi Arabia (top-level, above governorates)

'''Second-level administrative divisions''' * Areas of Kuwait (second-level, below governorates) * Regions of Bahrain (formerly, top-level, replaced by governorates) * Regions of Oman (formerly, top-level, alongside governorates, now only governorates) * Districts of Syria (second-level, below governorates); a ''minṭaqa'' in Syria was formerly called ''qaḍāʾ''. * Districts of Israel (top-level) * Zones of Qatar (second-level, below municipalities)

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Category:Types of administrative division