Administrative divisions of Gandhara

On the first level of country subdivisions of Gandhara are the 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