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A muḥāfaẓah (Arabic: محافظة [muˈħaːfaðˤa]; pl. محافظات muḥāfaẓāt [muħaːfaˈðˤaːt]) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic root ḥ-f-ẓ, which means to "keep" and "guard". The head of a muḥāfaẓah is the muḥāfiẓ.
Muhafazat in Arab countries
- Governorates of Bahrain
- Governorates of Egypt
- Governorates of Iraq
- Governorates of Jordan
- Governorates of Kuwait
- Governorates of Libya (historic)
- Governorates of Lebanon
- Governorates of Oman
- Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority
- Governorates of Saudi Arabia (2nd level)
- Governorates of Syria
- Governorates of Yemen
The governorates of Tunisia are wilāyah in Arabic.
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