Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic
administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
". 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
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Western Region Municipality
Al Dhafrah Region Municipality (DRM) (), formerly Western Region Municipality (WRM) is a municipality in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, covering the al-Dhafra region. It was constituted in 2006 and is responsible for the region's planning, developme ...
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Dubai Municipality
Dubai Municipality ( ar, بلدية دبي) is the Government of Dubai municipal body with jurisdiction over city services and the upkeep of facilities in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and reports directly to the Dubai Executive Coun ...
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Unaizah Municipality
Unaizah ( ar, عنيزة ) or officially The Governorate of Unaizah (also spelled Onaizah, Onizah, or Unayzah; ar, محافظة عنيزة ) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and n ...
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Turkish
In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative ''belediyesi''), which is a loan from Arabic, means "municipality" or "city council".
See also
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Opshtina
References
Types of administrative division
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