Baladiyah
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Baladiyah (Arabic: بلدية) is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as district or municipality. The plural is baladiyat (Arabic: بلديات). Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah (أمانة) is also used for "municipality".
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Arab countries
Sets
| Specific set | Note |
|---|---|
| Communes of Algeria | refer to tertiary level administration divisions |
| municipalities of Lebanon | refer to tertiary level administration divisions |
| municipalities of Qatar | top level |
| Baladiyat of Libya | pre-1995 and post-2013 |
| municipalities of Damascus |
Other
- Western Region Municipality (بلدية المنطقة الغربية)
- Dubai Municipality (بلدية دبي)
- Unaizah Municipality (بلدية عنيزة)
Turkish
In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative belediyesi), which is a loan from Arabic, means municipality or city council.
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