uzlah
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Uzlah (, plural Uzaal; Arabic: عزل) is the name of a tier in Yemen's regional administrative divisions. 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 the 'uzlah is now an administrative sub-division of a district.
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- Subclass of
- rural settlement
- Part of
- district of Yemen
- Country
- Yemen
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- Uzlahs of Yemen
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Uzlah (, plural Uzaal; Arabic: عزل) is the name of a tier in Yemen's regional administrative divisions. 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 the 'uzlah is now an administrative sub-division of a district.
== Etymology == In Arabic, the word 'uzlah means remoteness or loneliness.
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