Information AboutEmirate |
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| monarchy | |
| arabic words and phrases | |
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Etymologically an emirate or '''amirate''' ( (see that article for various meanings). MONARCHIES Generally speaking, as in this article, an emirate designates a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Islamic Monarch styled Emir (see that article). As most emirates have either disappeared, been integrated in a larger modern state or changed their rulers' styles, e.g. to '' Malik '' (Arabic for King) or Sultan , such true emirate-states have become rare. An example of this use persists in the '' United Arab Emirates '', a federal nation that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by a hereditary emir, these seven forming the electoral college for the federation's President and PM. PROVINCES Furthermore, in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class, especially of a member (usually styled Sheikh) of the royal family, as in Saudi Arabian governorates. LIST OF FORMER AND INTEGRATED TRADITIONAL EMIRATES |