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Mintaqah
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<p>Minṭaqah is a term used for a first-level <a href="/facts/Administrative_division/s8dnhhYm">administrative division</a> in <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a> and <a href="/facts/Chad/KStYoub3">Chad</a> and for a second-level administrative division in several other <a href="/facts/Arab_world/F8Jouq98">Arab countries</a>. It is often translated as <i><a href="/facts/Region/CdM1oaR3">region</a></i> or <i><a href="/facts/District/s3XhRrEk">district</a></i>, but the literal meaning is "region", "area", or even simply "place". </p>