Baladiyya
type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as district or municipality
A baladiyya (Arabic: بلدية, romanized: baladiyya; plural بلديات baladiyyāt) is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality". The plural is baladiyat (Arabic: بلديات). Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah (أمانة) is also used for "municipality".
Arab countries
Sets
Other
Western Region Municipality (بلدية المنطقة الغربية)
Dubai Municipality (بلدية دبي)
Unaizah Municipality (بلدية عنيزة)
Turkish
In Turkish, the word belediye (definite accusative belediyesi), which is a loan from Arabic, means "municipality" or "city council".
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q515483. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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