Administrative Divisions In Islamic Empire

In how many provinces, Hazrat Umar (RA) divided the Muslim Empire for administrative purposes?

حضرت عمر رضی اللہ عنہ نے مسلم سلطنت کو انتظامی مقاصد کے لیے کتنے صوبوں میں تقسیم کیا
Answer: 10
Explanation

Hazrat Umar (RA) divided the Muslim Empire into 10 provinces for administrative purposes.

The 10 provinces were:

  1. Arabia
  2. Basra (Iraq)
  3. Kufa (Iraq)
  4. Syria
  5. Jordan (part of the Syrian province)
  6. Palestine (part of the Syrian province)
  7. Egypt
  8. Persia (modern-day Iran)
  9. Khorasan (modern-day Afghanistan and parts of Iran)
  10. Armenia (which included parts of modern-day Turkey and Caucasus region)
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