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  • noun governorate

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Examples

  • Also on Friday, a security official in the Abyan governate in southern Yemen said a U.S. drone aircraft had attacked Islamic militant targets in the town of Jaar, killing three people.

    Yemenis Return to Street, Impatiently Farnaz Fassihi 2011

  • Syria's state news agency said Saturday that the Interior Ministry said a "subversive group" terrorized citizens and attacked property Friday in Hama governate, injuring 25 police officers.

    Syrian Tanks Enter Coastal Town of Banias 2011

  • Angry crowds seized a local police station in Kirkuk, set fire to a provincial office in Mosul and rattled fences around the local governate offices in Tikrit, prompting security forces to open fire with live bullets.

    23 killed in Iraq's 'Day of Rage' protests 2011

  • Angry crowds seized a police station in Kirkuk, set fire to a provincial office in Mosul and rattled fences around the local governate offices in Tikrit, prompting security forces to open fire with live bullets, killing four people.

    Iraq 'Day of Rage' protests followed by detentions, beatings 2011

  • Angry crowds seized a local police station in Kirkuk, set fire to a provincial office in Mosul and rattled fences around the local governate offices in Tikrit, prompting security forces to open fire with live bullets.

    23 killed in Iraq's 'Day of Rage' protests 2011

  • Working togetherMuslim and Christian leaders have worked together to set up smaller versions of their interfaith crisis group in towns and villages across Assyut governate.

    Egyptian Muslims, Copts Dampen Religious Feuds 2011

  • Working togetherMuslim and Christian leaders have worked together to set up smaller versions of their interfaith crisis group in towns and villages across Assyut governate.

    Egyptian Muslims, Copts Dampen Religious Feuds 2011

  • Working togetherMuslim and Christian leaders have worked together to set up smaller versions of their interfaith crisis group in towns and villages across Assyut governate.

    Egyptian Muslims, Copts Dampen Religious Feuds 2011

  • Working togetherMuslim and Christian leaders have worked together to set up smaller versions of their interfaith crisis group in towns and villages across Assyut governate.

    Egyptian Muslims, Copts Dampen Religious Feuds 2011

  • Angry crowds seized a police station in Kirkuk, set fire to a provincial office in Mosul and rattled fences around the local governate offices in Tikrit, prompting security forces to open fire with live bullets, killing four people.

    Iraq 'Day of Rage' protests followed by detentions, beatings 2011

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