Nahiye (Ottoman)
The nahiye or nahia or nahiyah was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire, smaller than a kaza. The head was a mütesellim who was appointed by the Pasha.
The kaza was a subdivision of a sanjak and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages. Kazas, in turn, were divided into nahiyes and villages. Revisions of 1871 to the administrative law established the nahiye as an intermediate level between the kaza and the village.Legacy
It was adopted by the Principality of Serbia and Principality of Montenegro, as nahija.
