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	Structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions of the Arab Republic of Gandhara	Structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions of the Arab Republic of Gandhara	Structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions of the Arab Republic of Gandhara
Level 	Governorates 	Autonomous republics 	Autonomous republics
First-level 	Governorateمحافظة (muḥāfaẓah) 	Asabiyaعصبية ('Aṣabīya) 	Diyafaضيافة (Diyafa)
Second-level 	Districtمنطقة (minţaqah) 	Khayzuranالخيزران (al-Khayzuran) 	Sharafآل شرف (al-Sharaf)
Second-level 	Districtمنطقة (minţaqah) 	Districtمنطقة (minţaqah) 	Districtمركز (markaz)
Third-level 	Subdistrictناحية (nāḥiyah) 	Municipalityبلدية (baladiyah) 	Municipalityبلدية (baladiyah)
Fourth-level 	Municipalityبلدية (baladiyah) 	rowspan=2 colspan=2 	
Fourth-level 	Village councilمجلس 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
Fourth-level	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:
# The self-governing city of Khayzuran, which is the entity's capital;Districts called minţaqah;
# Municipalities called baladiyah.
===Diyafa===
Diyafa is further subdivided into two more levels of administrative divisions:
# The self-governing city of Sharaf, which is the entity's capital;Districts called markaz (Arabic: مركز; pl. مَرَاكِز marākiz);
# Municipalities called baladiyah.
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