Wilayah is a see also of mintaqah.
As nouns the difference between wilayah and mintaqah
is that wilayah is a province or administrative division in some arabic countries while mintaqah is a first-level used in saudi arabia and several other arab countries.
wilayah
Noun
(en-noun)
A province or administrative division in some Arabic countries.
Related terms
* vilayet 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).
