A baladiyya (; plural ) is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality". The plural is baladiyat (). Grammatically, it is the feminine of "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah () is also used for "municipality".
Arab countries
Sets Specific set Note Communes of Algeria Refer to tertiary level administration divisions. Municipalities of Lebanon 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 () Dubai Municipality () Unaizah Municipality ()
Turkish
In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative belediyesi), which is a loan from Arabic, means "municipality" or "city council".
See also Opshtina
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