Subdivisions Of Jordan

	Subdivisions Of Jordan The subdivisions of Jordan are as follows: * Governorates of Jordan (muhafazah) – first level * Nahias of Jordan (nahiyah) – second level * Municipalities (Amanah (administrative division), amanah), e.g. Greater Amman Municipality {{Asia topic, Subdivisions of Subdivisions of Jordan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Governorates Of Jordan Jordan is divided into three regions, further into twelve governorates ('' muhafatha''), further subdivided into districts ('' liwa''), and often into sub-districts ('' qada''). 1994 reform In 1994, four new governorates were created as part of the administrative divisions system of the Ministry of Interior: Jerash, Ajloun, Madaba and Aqaba. Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate were split from Irbid Governorate, Madaba Governorate was split from Amman Governorate and Aqaba Governorate was split from Ma'an Governorate. Geographical regions vs. metropolitan areas Geographically, the governorates of Jordan are located in one of three regions: the North Region, Central Region and the South Region. The three geographical regions are not distributed by area or populations, but rather by geographical connectivity and distance among the population centres. The South Region is separated from the Central Region by the Mountains of Moab in Karak Governorate. The population centres of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Muhafazah 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 to " governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic root ' (verb: حفظ ḥafaẓa), which means to "keep" and "guard". The head of a ' is the () ' . Muhafazat in Arab countries 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 Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (''muhafazah'') and one municipality ( amanah): Notes: a - Also known as Sanaa City b - Socatra Governorate was created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there The govern ... The governorates of Tunisia are '' wilāyah'' in Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nahias Of Jordan The district "Liwaa" ( ar, لواء, plural ''Alwiya ألوية'') are the administrative centres ("chief towns") in Jordan. The twelve governorates of Jordan contain fifty-two ''alwiya'' which are listed below by governorate. In many cases the name of the chief town is the same as the name of the district (''liwa'') or sub-district (''qda'') administered. Central Jordan Amman Governorate Amman Al-Jiza Al-Muwwaqqar Na'oor Al-Quesmah Sahab Um al-Basatin Wadi al-Sayr Balqa Governorate Al-Balqa Ardhah As-Salt Dair Alla * Madaba Governorate Dhiban Madaba Zarqa Governorate Al-Azraq Az-Zarqa Birin North Jordan Ajlun Governorate Ajlun Kofranjah Irbid Governorate Al-Aghwar Shamaliyyeh Ar Ramtha Bani Knana Hariema Irbid Kora Mazar Shamaliyyeh Tayybeh Wastiyyeh Jerash Governorate Jerash Mafraq Governorate Al-Mafraq Ar-Ruwayshid Bal'ama Sabha Sama as-Sarhan South Jordan Aqaba Governorate Al-Aqaba Al-Quwayra Wadi Araba Karak Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nahiyah A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level division while in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Xinjiang, and the former Ottoman Empire, where it was also called a '' bucak'', it is a third-level or lower division. It can constitute a division of a ''qadaa'', ''mintaqah'' or other such district-type of division and is sometimes translated as " subdistrict". Ottoman Empire The nahiye ( ota, ناحیه) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire, smaller than a . The head was a (governor) who was appointed by the Pasha. The was a subdivision of a Selçuk Akşin Somel. "Kazâ". ''The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire''. Volume 152 of A to Z Guides. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. p. 151. and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages. s, in turn, were divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amanah (administrative Division) Amanah ( ar, أمانة) is an Arabic term used for mayoralty or municipality. In some Arabic countries, the Amanah is the municipality of the capital. Examples * Amanat Baghdad () * Greater Amman Municipality Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ... () * Municipality of the Holy City () * Sana Municipality () References {{geo-term-stub Arabic words and phrases Types of administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Greater Amman Municipality Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC, in a Neolithic site known as 'Ain Ghazal, where the world's oldest statues of the human form have been unearthed. During the Iron Age, the city was known as Rabat Aman and served as the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, rebuilt the city and renamed it "Philadelphia", making it a regional center of Hellenistic culture. Under Roman rule, Philadelphia was one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis before being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]