Subdivisions_of_Saudi_Arabia

Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia

Historical subdivisions of Saudi Arabia


The Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as provided by the Regions' System, issued on 27 Sha'baan 1412 AH (civil calendar: 28 February 1992) by Royal Order A/92, amended by Royal Order No. A/21 on 30 Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH, divided the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into 13 emirates (provinces/regions); the 13 provinces further divided into 118 governorates, classified category (A) or category (B); the 118 governorates divided into a number of centers, category (A) and category (B), taking into consideration the housing, geographical, security, transport, environment and historic conditions of each region.[1][2][3]

Provinces

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates (Arabic: إمارات, romanized: Imārāt sg. Arabic: إمارة, romanized: Imārah) or regions/provinces (Arabic: مناطق, romanized: manāṭiq), each governed by a governor or emir (Arabic: أمير, romanized: amīr, lit.'prince'),[1] known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:

Provinces of Saudi Arabia

Governorates

The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates (Arabic: محافظات, lit.'muḥafazāt' sg. Arabic: محافظة, lit.'muḥafazah'), each governed by a Governor (Arabic: محافظ, romanized: muḥāfiz). Of these, 13 are capital governorates (Arabic: أمانات, romanized: amānāt sg. Arabic: أمانة, romanized: amānah) governed by a Mayor (Arabic: أمين, romanized: amīn).

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See also


References

  1. "Emirate of Makkah Province". Ministry of Interior.
  2. "Saudi Arabia Governorates". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.



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