Kaza

Ottoman administrative unit. Kaza is a Turkish word derived from the Arabic qada. By the late Ottoman empire, a province (vilayet; Arabic: wilaya ) was divided into governorates called sanjaks (Arabic singular: sanjaq) or livas (Arabic singular: liwa). These in turn were divided into smaller units called kazas. Kaza can also refer to the judgment of a qadi, or judge. See also Liwa, Qaʾimmaqam, and Vilayet.