Muhafazah

A ( ; ) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic root ' (verb: حفظ ḥafaẓa), which means to "keep" and "guard". The head of a ' is the () "" .
Muhafazat in Arab countries.
The governorates of Tunisia are "wilāyah" in Arabic.