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Mintaqah is an arabic language term for an administrative unit. Arabic is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Figures of speech and shorthands are called terms of language. ...

It can be translated with region.

Oman is divided into eight regions (mintaqah). ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ...

Categories: Geographical term stubs | Subnational entities A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ...

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Bahrain Regions (384 words)
	Ar Rifa` wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah: = Rifaa and Southern Region
	~1988: Madinat `Isa split from Al Mintaqah al Wusta.
	~1991: Madinat Hamad split from Ar Rifa` wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah.

Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah at AllExperts (141 words)
	Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah at AllExperts
	Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah: Encyclopedia BETA
	Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ±ÙØ§Ø¹ ÙØ§ÙÙÙØ·ÙØ© Ø§ÙØ¬ÙÙØ¨ÙØ©) (Rifa and Southern Region) was a municipality of Bahrain in the southern part of the country.

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