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:''This article is about the Ottoman and Arab administrative unit. For other uses, see [[Kaza (disambiguation)]]''
'''Kaza''', '''qadaa''', '''qaza''', '''qazaa''', or '''caza''' ({{lang-ar|قضاء}} ''qaḍāʾ'' [qɑd̪ˁɑː], plural أقضية ''aqḍiyah'' [ɑqd̪ˁijɑ]; [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]] pronunciation [kazaː]) is a term for a subnational entity in the Arab world and formerly throughout the [[Ottoman Empire]].
The Ottoman pronunciation gives the usual English forms, ''kaza'' or ''caza''.
In the Ottoman Empire, it was an administrative district subject to the jurisdiction of a judge ([[qadi|qazi]]) and governed by a [[kaymakam]]. It was a subdivision of a [[sanjak]] and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages.
The early Republic of Turkey continued to use the term ''kaza'', but renamed them to [[Districts of Turkey|ilçe]] in the 1920s.
The qadaa is used for:
*The [[Districts of Lebanon]]
*The [[Districts of Iraq]]
*The [[District of Kuweyt]]
*The [[District of Kailar]]
*[[Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire]]
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