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Governors are appointed by the president, and the structure combines urban kisms and rural markazes below the governorate level. Counts and boundaries change with reforms, so they should be checked against current official sources.","purpose":"Let an agent explain Egypt s administrative divisions, relay tiers, urban and rural units and history from government sources, describe the named units, and distinguish administrative units from planning regions, electoral constituencies and historical divisions.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Governorate top tier","Urban kism and rural markaz","Neighbourhood shiyakhas","Appointed governors"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What these units are.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What are Egypt s administrative territorial units, and how do they differ from planning regions, electoral constituencies and historical divisions?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about current boundaries, which need current official sources?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"units","name":"Units","description":"Named units.","findings":[{"id":"units-finding","name":"Units","description":"Units.","questions":[{"text":"What are kisms, markazes, shiyakhas and villages in Egypt?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific unit?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","layers":[{"id":"tiers","name":"Tiers","description":"Tiers.","findings":[{"id":"tiers-finding","name":"Tiers","description":"Tiers.","questions":[{"text":"How do governorates, markazes, kisms and shiyakhas fit together?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"governors","name":"Governors","description":"Governors.","findings":[{"id":"governors-finding","name":"Governors","description":"Governors.","questions":[{"text":"How are governors appointed and what powers do they hold?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"reforms","name":"Reforms","description":"Reforms.","findings":[{"id":"reforms-finding","name":"Reforms","description":"Reforms.","questions":[{"text":"How have Egypt s administrative divisions changed over time?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"capital","name":"Capital","description":"New administrative capital.","findings":[{"id":"capital-finding","name":"Capital","description":"Capital.","questions":[{"text":"How does the New Administrative Capital fit the structure?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits New Administrative Capital?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Codes.","layers":[{"id":"codes","name":"Codes","description":"ISO codes.","findings":[{"id":"codes-finding","name":"Codes","description":"Codes.","questions":[{"text":"How are governorates coded in ISO 3166-2:EG?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information accurate?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"regions","name":"Regions","description":"Economic regions.","findings":[{"id":"regions-finding","name":"Regions","description":"Regions.","questions":[{"text":"What are Egypt s economic or planning regions?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits economic regions of Egypt?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Name and locate Egyptian administrative units using current official sources, stating the date.","Explain the hierarchy of governorates, markazes, cities, kisms and shiyakhas."],"mustNot":["Present outdated unit counts or boundaries as current.","Confuse planning regions with administrative units in official-looking output.","Use administrative units to profile residents by religion, ethnicity or politics.","Present contested boundaries as settled."],"requiresHuman":["Using administrative unit data in decisions about services, funding or elections."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Boundaries and unit status shape who gets public services and representation.","Fine-grained location data can expose residents of small units."],"affectedParties":["Residents","Local administrations","Users of official data"]},"owners":{"steward":"The government of Egypt; national statistics and local administration bodies keep the official lists.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National statistical office of Egypt"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q3268571","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"administrative territorial entity of a single country","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Egypt","type":"related"},{"target":"governorates of Egypt","type":"related"},{"target":"economic regions of Egypt","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-egypt","Wikidata: Q15044339 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15044339)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["governorates: about 27 count - check current","urban and rural units: kism and markaz note","registry parent: administrative territorial entity of a single country note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Administrative territorial unit of Egypt","Police-administered area, kism, municipal division of Egypt, shiyakha, village in Egypt, regional unit of Egypt","Planning regions are broader; electoral constituencies serve elections; historical divisions preceded the current system","Not a physical object; shown on administrative maps."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain tiers","relay urban and rural units","describe named units","relay reforms"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Stale unit counts","Confusing urban and rural units","Conflating planning regions with administrative units"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Egyptian local administration laws","ISO 3166-2:EG"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Administration and governance of Egypt.","governorates","markazes and cities","kisms","shiyakhas","villages"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q15044339: administrative territorial entity of Egypt","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15044339","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Subdivisions of Egypt","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Egypt","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should kisms and shiyakhas be separate entries?","How should official lists be linked and kept current?","How should new administrative capitals be recorded?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q15044339/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q15044339/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:27:14Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{},"score":1.0}}