Governorate
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A governorate is an administrative division of a country. The term is mostly used to translate the Arabic muhafazah (plural muhafazat), also spelled mohafazah (mohafazat). It may also refer to the Governorates and Governor-Generalships of Imperial Russia (Russian: губерния, tr.: guberniya).
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[edit] Arab countries
The term governorate is widely used in Arab countries to describe an administrative unit. Some governorates combine more than one wilayah; others closely follow traditional boundaries inherited from the Ottoman Empire's vilayet system.
With the exception of Tunisia all translations into the term governorate originate in the Arab word muhafazah.
- Governorates of Bahrain
- Governorates of Egypt
- Governorates of Iraq (official translation, sometimes also translated as province)
- Governorates of Jordan
- Governorates of Kuwait
- Governorates of Lebanon
- Governorates of Palestine
- Governorates of Oman
- Governorates of Saudi Arabia
- Governorates of Syria
- Governorates of Tunisia (wilayah)
- Governorates of Yemen
[edit] Imperial Russia
- History of the administrative division of Russia
- Guberniya and Category:Governorates of the Russian Empire
[edit] Congress Kingdom of Poland
[edit] Germany
During the time of the Third Reich a General government for the occupied Polish areas, in German Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete existed. The German term is only rarely translated as General Governorate. The term is a traditional Prussian term.
[edit] Vatican City
Under the Fundamental Law for Vatican City State, the pope's executive authority for Vatican City is exercised by the Governorate for Vatican City State. The President of Vatican City's legislative body is ex officio the President of the Governorate. The other key officers of the Governorate are the General Secretary and the Vice General Secretary. All three officers are appointed by the pope for five year terms.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Pope John Paul II (November 26, 2000). Fundamental Law of Vatican City State. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
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