a lawless district, a high-crime area

change into

being lawless, unlawful / being outrageous

unreasonable, outrageous / unlawful

area, district, particular geographic region

area, zone / climate, latitude

(disaster prevention) Short for 木造住宅密集地域 (mokuzō jūtaku misshū chiiki, “densely built wooden house area”).

British Indian Ocean Territory (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Indian Ocean)

British Antarctic Territory (an overseas territory in the Antarctic administered by the United Kingdom, and also including the South Orkney Islands and South Shetland Islands)

(historical) the Fertile Crescent