Markaz (administrative division)
# Markaz (administrative division)

Markaz (Arabic: مركز, Turkish: merkez), or the equivalent term in Persian, is a second-level administrative division found in the Middle East. Examples include:

* Markazes of Egypt, below Governorates of Egypt
* Markaz in Saudi Arabia, below Governorates of Saudi Arabia
* The capital city of a province of Iran
* A merkez is a district of Turkey (ilçe) that serves as the capital of a province.

The word markaz (Arabic: مركز), as a term, in Arabic means "center."

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