Baladiyah
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Arabic administrative division equivalent to municipality
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Baladiyah (
بلدي
"rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah (أمانة) is also used for "municipality".[3]
Arab countries
Sets
Specific set | Note |
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Communes of Algeria | Refer to tertiary level administration divisions. |
Municipalities of Lebanon
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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
Main article: Belde
In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative belediyesi), which is a loan from Arabic, means "municipality" or "city council".
See also
- Opshtina
References
- ISBN 9781621968740.
- ISBN 9781476604473.
- ISBN 9781848260474.
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City / township-level |
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