Mahalleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Mahalle (Arabic: محلة‎‎ maḥallä) is an Arabic word, adopted into Turkish which usually translates into "neighborhood". It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. In the Ottoman Empire the mahalle was the smallest administrative entity. The mahalle is generally perceived to play an important role in identity formation, with the local mosque and the local coffee house as the main social institutions. Mahalle lays at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management, conflict resolution, and the like.