Baladiyah (Redirected from Belediye)
Baladiyah (Arabic: بلدية) 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
Specific set | Note |
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Communes of Algeria | Refer to tertiary level administration divisions. |
Municipalities of Lebanon | Refer to tertiary level administration divisions. |
Municipalities of Qatar | Top level |
Baladiyat of Libya | Pre-1995 and post-2013 |
Municipalities of Damascus |
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".
See also