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Additional information
| Administrative language(s) alpha-2 | Administrative language(s) alpha-3 | Local short name |
|---|---|---|
| ar | ara | Mişr |
Subdivisions
27 governorate (en) / gouvernorat (fr) / muḩāfaz̧ah (ar)
List source
IGN 1990; http://www.statoids.com/ueg.html; http://www.geonames.de/coueg.html; http://www.sis.gov.eg/Ar/LastPage.aspx?Category_ID=16; http://www.octobergovernorate.com/; 14 April 2011 announcement by the Egyptian interim Prime Minister of the reincorporation of their territories into the governorates of Al Qāhirah and Al Jīzah, respectively; Egypt State Info Service http://www.sis.gov.eg; Egyptian Government Portal http://www.egypt.gov.eg; Info Portal of Egypt http://www.eip.gov.eg
Code source
EUROPLATE + ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)
| Subdivision category | 3166-2 code | Subdivision name | Language code | Romanization system | Parent subdivision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| governorate | EG-DK | Ad Daqahlīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-BA* | Al Baḩr al Aḩmar | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-BH | Al Buḩayrah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-FYM | Al Fayyūm | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-GH | Al Gharbīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-ALX | Al Iskandarīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-IS | Al Ismā'īlīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-GZ | Al Jīzah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-MNF | Al Minūfīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-MN | Al Minyā | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-C | Al Qāhirah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-KB | Al Qalyūbīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-LX* | Al Uqşur | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-WAD | Al Wādī al Jadīd | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-SHR | Ash Sharqīyah | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-SUZ | As Suways | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-ASN | Aswān | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-AST | Asyūţ | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-BNS | Banī Suwayf | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-PTS | Būr Sa‘īd | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-DT | Dumyāţ | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-JS* | Janūb Sīnā' | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-KFS | Kafr ash Shaykh | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-MT | Maţrūḩ | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-KN | Qinā | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-SIN | Shamāl Sīnā' | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 | |
| governorate | EG-SHG | Sūhāj | ar | BGN/PCGN 1956 |
Change history of country code
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) | Short description of change (fr) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-27 | Addition of conventional/anglicised names as local variation to EG-BA, EG-ALX, EG-GZ, EG-C, EG-LX, EG-WAD, EG-SUZ, EG-PTS, EG-DT, EG-JS, EG-SIN, EG-SHG | Ajout des noms conventionels/anglicisés comme variation locale de EG-BA, EG-ALX, EG-GZ, EG-C, EG-LX, EG-WAD, EG-SUZ, EG-PTS, EG-DT, EG-JS, EG-SIN, EG-SHG |
| 2014-10-29 | Delete EG-HU and EG-SU; update List Source | Suppression d'EG-HU et d'EG-SU; mise à jour de la Liste Source |
| 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Mise à jour résultant de la réalité du découpage administratif et mise à jour de la liste source. |
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