Minṭaqah ( ; plural ''manāṭiq'' ) is a first-level

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 ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other

Arab countries The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western As ...

. It is often translated as ''

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

'' or ''

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

'', but the literal meaning is "region", "area", or even simply "place".

Usage

Areas of Kuwait Kuwait is divided into six governorates, and in each there are several areas ( ar, مناطِق). Areas are much less commonly called by other names such as districts or towns. However they are commonly known inside the English-speaking communit ...

(second-level, below governorates) *

Regions of Bahrain Bahrain was formerly split into twelve regions ( mintaqah) that were all administered from the capital city of Manama. On July 3, 2002, these were superseded by the five Governorates of Bahrain (four as of September 2014, with the abolishment of t ...

(formerly, top-level, replaced by governorates) *

Regions of Oman Oman is divided into eleven governorates ('' muhafazah''), and has been since 28 October 2011. Each of the 11 governorates are divided into '' wilayat'' (provinces). Regions and governorates before 2011 Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided ...

(formerly, top-level, alongside governorates, now only governorates) *

Regions of Chad The Republic of Chad is made up of twenty-three regions. Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures, and then departments. Current regions This is a list of the regions of Chad since 2012, with population ...

(top-level) * Regions of Saudi Arabia (top-level, above governorates) *

Districts of Syria The 14 governorates of Syria, or ''muhafazat'' (sing. '' muhafazah''), are divided into 65 districts, or ''manatiq'' (sing. '' mintaqah''), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or ''nawahi'' (s ...

(second-level, below governorates) - A ''mintaqah'' in Syria was formerly called ''

qadaa A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

''. * Districts of Israel (top-level) Types of administrative division {{Geo-term-stub