Administrative divisions of Gandhara

The administrative divisions of Gandhara consist of several levels. On the first level are thirty governorates and two autonomous republics.

Levels

The Constitution of Gandhara provides for four levels of government: the governorates, districts, subdistricts, and municipalities and village councils. The archipelagos of Asabiya and Diyafa are governed as autonomous republics, and are on the same level as governorates. Both island groups are further subdivided into districts and municipalities.

Table

Structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions of the Arab Republic of Gandhara
Level	Governorates	Autonomous republics
First-level	Governorate محافظة (muḥāfaẓah)	Asabiya عصبية ('Aṣabīya)	Diyafa ضيافة (Diyafa)
Second-level	District منطقة (minţaqah)	Khayzuran الخيزران (al-Khayzuran)	Sharaf آل شرف (al-Sharaf)
		District منطقة (minţaqah)	District مركز (markaz)
Third-level	Subdistrict ناحية (nāḥiyah)	Municipality بلدية (baladiyah)
Fourth-level	Municipality بلدية (baladiyah)	N/A
	Village council مجلس القرية (majlis al-qarya)

Governorates

Each governorate is further subdivided into districts called minţaqah (Arabic: منطقة; pl. مناطق manāṭiq), and each minţaqah is subdivided into subdistricts called nāḥiyah (Arabic: ناحية; pl. نواحي nawāḥī). Each nāḥiyah is subdivided in urban areas into municipalities called baladiyah (Arabic: بلدية; pl. بلديات baladiyat) and in rural areas into village councils called majlis al-qarya (Arabic: مجلس القرية; pl. مجالس القرى majaalis al-quraa).

Level	English	Arabic sing.	Arabic pl.
First-level	Governorates	محافظة muḥāfaẓah	محافظات muḥāfaẓāt
Second-level	Districts	منطقة minţaqah	مناطق manāṭiq
Third-level	Subdistricts	ناحية nāḥiyah	نواحي nawāḥī
Fourth-level	Municipalities	بلدية baladiyah	بلديات baladiyat
	Village councils	مجلس القرية majlis al-qarya	مجالس القرى majaalis al-quraa

Autonomous republics

The two autonomous republics, Asabiya and Diyafa, were established as first-level administrative divisions, and are recognized by the latest revision of the constitution, adopted in 1990. Since sovereignty resides in the nation as a whole, Gandhara is not a federation, but a unitary state, that has asymmetrically devolved power to the autonomous republics, which in turn exercise their right to self-government within the limits set forth in the constitution and their autonomous statutes.

Asabiya

Asabiya is further subdivided into two more levels of administrative divisions:

1. The self-governing city of Khayzuran, which is the entity's capital;
   Districts called minţaqah;
2. Municipalities called baladiyah.

Diyafa

Diyafa is further subdivided into two more levels of administrative divisions:

1. The self-governing city of Sharaf, which is the entity's capital;
   Districts called markaz (Arabic: مركز; pl. مَرَاكِز marākiz);
2. Municipalities called baladiyah.