Governorate
A governorate or governate is an administrative division of a state that is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term governorate is often used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations. The most common usage are as a translation of Persian "Farmandari" or the Arabic Muhafazah. It may also refer to the guberniya and general-gubernatorstvo of Imperial Russia or the gobiernos of Imperial Spain. Arab countries The term governorate is widely used in Arab countries to describe an administrative unit. Some governorates combine more than one Muhafazah; 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 Arabic 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 Oman Governorates of Palestine Governorates of Saudi Arabia Governorates of Syria Governorates of Tunisia (the local term is wilayah) Governorates of Yemen Russian Empire History of the administrative division of Russia Governorate (Russia) and :Category:Governorates of the Russian Empire Congress Kingdom of Poland See Subdivisions of