'Uzlah (Arabic: عزلة, plural 'Uzaal ; Arabic: عزل) is the name given to Yemen's regional administrative divisions.[1] The 'uzlah was originally a sub-division of a mikhlaf, another type of administrative division. However, the mikhleef system is no longer used by the government so it is now an administrative sub-division of a district.[1][2]

Etymology

In Arabic, the word 'uzlah means remoteness or loneliness.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi (1998). "The Traditional Regional Divisions and Tribes in North Yemen". J-Stage (in Japanese). 41 (2): 114–153. doi:10.5356/jorient.41.2_114. ISSN 0030-5219.
  2. ↑ Donaldson, William J. (2000). Sharecropping in the Yemen: A Study of Islamic Theory, Custom, and Pragmatism. BRILL. ISBN 9789004114906.
  3. ↑ Team, Almaany. "Translation and Meaning of loneliness In Arabic, English Arabic Dictionary of terms Page 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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