Governorate
A governorate or governate is an
divisions of non-English-speaking administrations.The most common usage are as a translation of
.Arab countries
The term governorate is widely used in Arab countries to describe an administrative unit. Some governorates combine more than one Muhafazah; others closely follow traditional boundaries inherited from the Ottoman Empire's vilayet system.
With the exception of Tunisia, all translations into the term governorate originate in the Arabic word muhafazah (
- Governorates of Bahrain
- Governorates of Egypt
- Governorates of Iraq (official translation, sometimes also translated as province)
- Governorates of Jordan
- Governorates of Kuwait
- Governorates of Lebanon
- Governorates of Oman
- Governorates of Palestine
- Governorates of Saudi Arabia
- Governorates of Syria
- Governorates of Tunisia (the local term is wilayah)
- Governorates of Yemen
Germany
In the modern
During the time of the Third Reich, a "General Government for the Occupied Polish Areas" (German: Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete) existed. The German (based on a traditional Prussian term) is sometimes translated as General Governorate.
Greece
The "New Lands" added to the
Italian Empire
Portuguese Empire
In the Portuguese Empire, a governorate general (Portuguese: governo-geral) were a colonial administration. They usually were created in order to be a centralized government over smaller colonies or territories of the Portuguese Empire.
Governorate Generals of the Portuguese Empire:
- Governorate General of Brazil (1549-1572 / 1578-1607 / 1613–1621)
- Governorate General of Bahia (1572-1578 / 1607–1613)
- Governorate General of Rio de Janeiro (1572-1578 / 1607–1613)
Romania
During World War II, Romania administrated three governorates, two of them part of Romania, the Bessarabia Governorate and the Bukovina Governorate, and one under Romanian administration, but not as an integral part of Romania, the Transnistria Governorate.
Russian Empire
- History of the administrative division of Russia
- Governorate (Russia) and Category:Governorates of the Russian Empire
Congress Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Finland
Spanish Empire
In the
Ukraine
When
By the end of the
Vatican City
Under the
References
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