First-level administrative divisions designated Governorate, the term Egypt uses for its 27 primary subnational units and that Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Yemen also use, among others. Belongs here: a first-level division named Governorate in its own country's usage. Does not belong here: a Republic-level federal subject even where a governor also administers it; the grouping follows the division's own official name.
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An administrative division headed by a governor, typically used to translate the Arabic word Muhafazah.
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