Baladiyah
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Baladiyah (Arabic: ) is an Arabic subdivision term that can be translated as municipality. The plural is baladiyat (Arabic: ).
The current municipalities of Libya are called shabiyat, but the former ones were called baladiyat, sometimes translated as governorates.
| Arabic language subdivision terms | |
|---|---|
| baladiyah | daira | imarah | liwa | mantiqah | mintaqah | muhafazah () | |
| mudiriya | qadaa | shabiyah | wilayah ( Arabic:ولاية ) |
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