Yes, that way they controlled each area. This was also followed by their successors - the Babylonian and Persian kings.
no
District
provinces
Gerrymandering or reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Israel is divided into 6 districts (and the Territories) called Mekhozot (מחוזות): the North District, the Haifa District, the Central District, the Tel Aviv District, the Jerusalem District, and the South District.
Perhaps the question refers to the nation of Israel. If that's the case, then the northern political district, which borders Lebanon and includes the city of Nazareth, is labeled "Northern District" on the political map of Israel.
French "states" are called Departments.
The repulic of Austria is divided in 9 "Bundesländer".
yes
A political unit such as a state is divided into districts for the purpose of electing representatives to a legislative body. If the basis of election is population, with equal number of people represented by each elected member, the boundaries of the district must be changed after each census if the population changes. This is called redistricting (drawing new district boundaries).
Gerrymandering