Mintaqah

Mintaqah (Arabic: منطقة‎; plural manatiq Arabic: مناطق‎) is a term for a country subdivision used in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries. It is often translated as region or, in Saudi Arabia, as province. The literal meaning is simply "area."

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v • d • e Arabic terms for country subdivisions

First-level	Muhafazah (محافظة) · Shabiyah (شعبية‎) · Imarah (إمارة) · Wilayah (ولاية) · Qadaa (قضاء) · Mintaqah (منطقة) · Mudiriya (مديرية‎) · Baladiyah (بلدية)

Second-level	Mahalla (محلة) · Comona (كومونة) · Mu'tamar shaʿbi asāsi (مؤتمر شعبي أساسي) · Ḥai (حي) · Nahiya (ناحية) · Daïra (دائرة‎)

Third-level	Baladiyah (بلدية)