Mintaqa

A mintaqa (Arabic: ‏مِنْطَقَة‎, romanized: minṭaqa [ˈmintˤaqa]; plural مَنَاطِق manāṭiq [maˈnaːtˤiq]) is a first-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other Arab countries. It is often translated as region or district, but the literal meaning is "region", "area", or even simply "place".

Usage

First-level administrative divisions

• Provinces of Chad (top-level)
• Provinces of Saudi Arabia (top-level, above governorates)

Second-level administrative divisions

• Areas of Kuwait (second-level, below governorates)
• Regions of Bahrain (formerly, top-level, replaced by governorates)
• Regions of Oman (formerly, top-level, alongside governorates, now only governorates)
• Districts of Syria (second-level, below governorates); a minṭaqa in Syria was formerly called qaḍāʾ.
• Districts of Israel (top-level)
• Zones of Qatar (second-level, below municipalities)