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الشياخة

English translation: Locality, sub-district

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Arabic term or phrase:Shiyakhah شياخة
English translation:Locality, sub-district
Entered by: Alaa Zeineldine

18:27 May 1, 2001
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Arabic term or phrase: الشياخة
This is an administrative geographical division that appears in Egyptian birth certificates and identity documents. It often appears in the following title:
الحي أو الشياخة

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Alaa
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 22:58
Locality
Explanation:
Egyptian villages are divided into : Shiyakhat - Mashayekh شياخات - مشايخ
Each of these are headed by a Sheikh.
They are semi official divisions.
They are to villages what suburbs or districts are to a city.
This is what I know about Egyptian villages' divisions as I was also born in Egypt.
Other suggestions may include:
section, area, zone, quarter.

HTH
Mona
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Mona Helal
Local time: 06:58
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help. Clearly, we did not reach a concensus on what exactly is a shiyakhah, but the term "locality" carries much less risk than sub-district. Locality is conveniently ambiguous as it can apply to both a rural division similar to a district, or to an urban sub-district. That is what I chose for my job, but I hope that one of us would eventually find a definitive answer.

Thanks to all who contributed

Alaa Zeineldine
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +2neighborhood (neighbourhood)
Fuad Yahya
nause roman characters/letters
W (X)
naTransliteration: al-shiyakhah الشياخة
Alaa Zeineldine
naLocality
Mona Helal
naشياخة
Magdy Zaky


  

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6 mins
use roman characters/letters


Explanation:
I grew up in Egypt and would love to help you out, but I do not know what font you are using. Try spelling it phonetically in Roman (english) letters.

W (X)

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1 hr peer agreement (net): +2
neighborhood (neighbourhood)


Explanation:
"SHIYAKHA" is the rural equivalent of "HAYY." They both mean the same thing.

Fuad


    My friend Magda Sadek, Egyptian translator
Fuad Yahya
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  Sajjad Hamadani
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1 hr
Transliteration: al-shiyakhah الشياخة


Explanation:
For the benefit of thosw who can not view Arabic.

This is an administrative geographical division that appears in Egyptian birth certificates and identity documents. It often appears in the following title:
الحي أو الشياخة

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Alaa


Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs
Locality


Explanation:
Egyptian villages are divided into : Shiyakhat - Mashayekh شياخات - مشايخ
Each of these are headed by a Sheikh.
They are semi official divisions.
They are to villages what suburbs or districts are to a city.
This is what I know about Egyptian villages' divisions as I was also born in Egypt.
Other suggestions may include:
section, area, zone, quarter.

HTH
Mona


    Basic knowledge about Egyptian villages
Mona Helal
Local time: 06:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help. Clearly, we did not reach a concensus on what exactly is a shiyakhah, but the term "locality" carries much less risk than sub-district. Locality is conveniently ambiguous as it can apply to both a rural division similar to a district, or to an urban sub-district. That is what I chose for my job, but I hope that one of us would eventually find a definitive answer.

Thanks to all who contributed

Alaa Zeineldine

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AhmedAMS
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1 day 10 hrs
شياخة


Explanation:
شياخة means sub-district. The Egyptian city is divided into districts. Each district is divided into sub-district.
Magdy Zaky

Magdy Zaky
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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