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328:Provinces of Algeria
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2402:Free economic zone
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2052:Rural municipality
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32:Wilaya (film)
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3158:Maalaiskunta
3118:Heerlijkheid
2958:Län (Sweden)
2626:Protectorate
2621:Principality
2542:Constituency
2431:Neutral zone
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2002:Municipality
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1652:Charter city
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1557:Special area
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1340:municipality
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1269:"delegation"
1173:"popularate"
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979:. Retrieved
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59:Please help
54:verification
51:
3153:Landskommun
3045:Savivaldybė
2911:Switzerland
2906:South Tyrol
2786:Viceroyalty
2579:Governorate
2537:Condominium
2440:Trade zone
2314:Market town
2309:Census town
2207:Proto-state
2179:Microregion
1744:County town
1739:County seat
1606:Half-canton
1445:مجلس اقليمي
1258:Mutamadiyah
1235:subdistrict
1122:directorate
1071:governorate
1053:First-level
864:, the term
824:wilayatyobi
787:During the
672:countries:
613:are called
560:, the term
558:Philippines
520:, the term
392:prefectures
372:governorate
319:, the term
311:, the term
275:In Arabic,
243:Arabic root
239:governorate
3282:Categories
3101:Historical
3065:Shahrestān
3008:Autonomous
2756:Presidency
2704:Historical
2673:Suzerainty
2656:Autonomous
2500:Autonomous
2222:Free state
2212:City-state
2174:Mesoregion
2067:Prefecture
1794:Department
1362:Ḥai (
1044:terms for
981:15 October
952:1107167728
915:References
850:South Asia
709:wuləswāləi
693:wilāyatuna
488:Indonesian
317:Mauritania
117:April 2009
87:newspapers
3142:Landskap
3138:Län/Lääni
3092:Vingtaine
3060:Seniūnija
3050:Selsoviet
3025:Poblacion
2962:Landskap
2892:Gemeinde
2883:Freguesia
2838:Apskritis
2761:Residency
2726:Exarchate
2668:Sultanate
2559:Eldership
2490:Bailiwick
2239:Territory
2189:Subregion
1934:in the US
1766:Viscounty
1693:Community
1428:مجلس محلي
1405:Sheyakhah
1346:Baladiyah
1145:Baladiyah
1111:Mudiriyah
1060:Muhafazah
891:(archaic
834:rayonyabi
721:wolaswālī
697:districts
660:word for
541:Putrajaya
511:province"
484:Malaysian
482:(both in
368:muhafazah
364:muhafazah
323:is used.
265:Caliphate
199:romanized
178:, plural
165:romanized
76:"Wilayah"
3243:See also
2978:Maakunta
2973:Località
2918:Gemeente
2878:Frazione
2848:Barangay
2678:Townland
2616:Precinct
2601:Muftiate
2552:District
2512:Cadastre
2324:Township
2102:Province
1993:(Canada)
1951:Division
1812:District
1377:Mahallah
1252:district
1218:district
1190:Mintaqah
1162:Shabiyah
1094:Mintaqah
1088:province
903:See also
881:Assamese
870:Vilayati
816:Dagestan
803:, using
662:province
639:province
518:Malaysia
507:Thailand
423:ۋىلايىتى
418:Vilayiti
394:proper (
388:Xinjiang
315:and for
235:province
3238:italics
3198:Satrapy
3183:Pargana
3108:Commote
2966:Finland
2946:Finland
2938:Kampong
2928:Hromada
2901:Germany
2896:Austria
2868:Comarca
2826:Current
2781:Tithing
2751:Monthon
2736:Hundred
2683:Village
2636:Regency
2631:Quarter
2564:Emirate
2532:Commune
2522:Circuit
2478:Current
1776:Country
1614:Capital
1577:Borough
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