Minṭaqah (Arabic:مِنْطَقَة[ˈmintˤaqah]; pluralمَنَاطِقmanāṭiq[maˈnaːtˤiq]) is a term used for a first-leveladministrative division inSaudi Arabia andChad and for a second-level administrative division in several otherArab countries. It is often translated asregion ordistrict, but the literal meaning is "region", "area", or even simply "place".^[1]

First-level administrative divisions

• Regions of Chad (top-level)
• Provinces of Saudi Arabia (top-level, above governorates)

Second-level administrative divisions

• Areas of Kuwait (second-level, below governorates)
• Regions of Bahrain (formerly, top-level, replaced by governorates)
• Regions of Oman (formerly, top-level, alongside governorates, now only governorates)
• Districts of Syria (second-level, below governorates); amintaqah inSyria was formerly calledqadaa.
• Districts of Israel (top-level)
• Zones of Qatar (second-level, below municipalities)

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