Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic
administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
". The plural is baladiyat (). Grammatically, it is the feminine of "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term
amanah
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() is also used for "municipality".
Arab countries
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Western Region Municipality ()
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Dubai Municipality
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()
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Unaizah Municipality
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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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