The administrative divisions of the Mamluk Sultanate were grouped into two sectors, Egypt and the Levant. These major sectors were divided into (provinces). In Egypt, the niyabas were further divided into .
Terminology Governors of Mamluk provinces were generally called or (). In Egypt, this title was originally not used for local governors but solely for the vicegerent (), the successor of the vizier. The title of was granted to the governor of the city of Alexandria in 1365, and during the reign of Barquq (), to the governors of Lower and Upper Egypt. The Egyptian governors additionally bore the inferior titles of or .
The s in Syria held the title (), which continued to be in use after the Ottoman conquest. Despite the literal meaning of this title, the Syrian governors of the Mamluks were subject to administrative control and the word of the sultan.
List Egypt: Bahri : It was ruled from Damanhur and encapsulated nearby coastal settlements except for Alexandria, which had its own ruling officials. Damietta Nawahi Daqahliyya & Murtahiyya Sharqiyah Qalyubia Fuwa & Muzahmitayn Buhayra Jazirat Bani Nasr Monufia Gharbia Alexandria Nawahi Nastrawiyya Quebli : It was ruled from Asyut and controlled Upper Egypt, extending as south as Aswan. Manfalutiyya Ashmunein Bahnasawiyya Fayoumiya Atfihiyah Jizya Qusiya Akhmimiya Asyutiyya Cairo Levant: Damascus Aleppo Tripoli Hama Safed Gaza Kerak Hims Jerusalem
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