As nouns the difference between muhafazah and mintaqah
is that
muhafazah is an administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province while
mintaqah is a first-level
country subdivision used in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries.
muhafazah
Noun
(en-noun)
An administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province. mintaqah
Noun
(manatiq)
A first-level used in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries.
Usage notes
* The term (term) is often translated as region or, in Saudi Arabia, as province; however, the literal meaning is simply area. Translating (term) as (term) can cause confusion, due to the fact that the term wilayah — another Arabian first-level country subdivision — is usually translated as (term).
