Daerah
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Daerah or Daïra is an Arabic language subdivision term.
Arab countries
- subdivisions of AlgeriaSubdivisions of AlgeriaAlgeria is divided into 48 provinces , 553 districts and 1,541 municipalities . Each province, district, and municipality is named after its seat, which is usually the largest city....
: below wilayah (provinces of Algeria), see Daïra of Algeria - subdivisions of Western Sahara: below wilaya (provinces of Western Sahara), see Daïra of Western SaharaDaïra of Western SaharaThe daïras of Western Sahara are a subdivision of a wilaya, however, as Morocco is administrating much of Western Sahara, these are operational only at the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf.* Wilaya of Laayoune : Hagunia, Amgala, Daora, Bucra, Edchera and Guelta....
South East Asia
- subdivisions of Malaysia: , see Districts of MalaysiaDistricts of MalaysiaDistricts in Malaysia are known as Daerah or Jajahan . A district governed directly by the federal government is known as a Federal Territory, and they are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan....
- Districts of BruneiDistricts of BruneiBrunei is divided into four districts :The districts are subdivided into thirty-eight mukim .-See also:*ISO 3166-2:BN*...
- In IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, the term "daerah istimewa" is used to refer to special territoriesProvinces of IndonesiaThe province is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. Each province has its own local government, headed by a governor, and has its own legislative body...
(see AcehAcehAceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
and YogyakartaYogyakarta (special region)The Special Region of Yogyakarta , on the island of Java is the smallest province of Indonesia . Yogyakarta is the only province in Indonesia that is still governed by a pre-colonial monarchy, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, who serves as the hereditary governor of the province. The city of Yogyakarta...
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