mintaqah

== English == === Etymology === From Arabic مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa, “area”). === Noun === mintaqah (plural manatiq) (Arabic term, politics administration) A first-level country subdivision used in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries. ==== Usage notes ==== The term mintaqah is often translated as region or, in Saudi Arabia, as province; however, the literal meaning is simply area. Translating mintaqah as province can cause confusion, due to the fact that the term wilayah — another Arabian first-level country subdivision — is usually translated as province. ==== See also ==== baladiyah imarah muhafazah mudiriya qadaa shabiyah wilayah