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Either in a new page, or a sub-section of the "Administrative division" sub-section, could someone add some additional context concerning local/municipal government in Saudi Arabia? It is briefly mentioned that each of the 13 provincial capitals are amanah (municipality/city) on the same administrative level as the 118 governorates. What's not mentioned is if there are additional smaller and more basic amanah in the governorates subordinate to the governorates, themselves. From what I can tell and to put it in the context of my country, regions would be on the same administrative level as "states", the governorates sound as if they are equivalent to "counties", and the amanah sound like "cities" or municipal corporations. Lastly, below the governorate and governorate-level amanah (provincial capital cities) are markaz, which to me sound like they'd be something equivalent to "townships." If someone could make a chart showing levels of subordination between the different divisions to make this more clear, that'd be great. --Criticalthinker (talk) 19:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
I tried to use this article for research, but it does not seem to be written in an objective and encyclopedic way. I would love it if a dedicated wikipedian took a scan through this article and revised it to eliminate the sense of judgement and bias which permeates the article.
Every section mentions that it is an intolerant, savage, and totalitarian country. While this is an issue for debate, it does not belong in an encylopedia's description of a nation's schools, culture, clothes, economy, etc.
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