# Step-by-Step Wikidata Entity Creation Guide

## Quick Links for Entity Creation

**Create new items at**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:NewItem

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## Entity 1: Ghadames Manuscript Collections

### Step 1: Create Item
Go to: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:NewItem

### Step 2: Fill Basic Information

**Label (English)**:
```
Ghadames Manuscript Collections
```

**Description (English)**:
```
Collection of over 1,000 Islamic manuscripts held in private family libraries in the Old Town of Ghadamès, Libya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
```

**Label (Arabic)**:
```
مجموعات مخطوطات غدامس
```

**Description (Arabic)**:
```
مجموعة من أكثر من 1000 مخطوطة إسلامية محفوظة في مكتبات عائلية خاصة في البلدة القديمة بغدامس، ليبيا
```

### Step 3: Add Aliases
Click "Add aliases" and enter:
- Ghadamès Private Libraries
- Tendirin Mosque Library
- Ghadames Islamic Manuscripts
- مكتبات غدامس الخاصة

### Step 4: Add Statements

**instance of (P31)**:
- Value: Q690853 (manuscript collection)

**country (P17)**:
- Value: Q1016 (Libya)

**location (P276)**:
- Value: Q105973249 (Old Town of Ghadamès)

**part of (P361)**:
- Value: Q105973249 (Old Town of Ghadamès)
- Qualifier: nature of relationship = cultural component

**inception (P571)**:
- Value: 1100 (set precision to "century")
- Qualifier: earliest extent

**quantity (P1114)**:
- Value: 1000
- Unit: manuscript
- Qualifier: circa

**official website (P856)**:
- Value: https://ghadames.hypotheses.org/

### Step 5: Add References
For each statement, add reference:
- Reference URL (P854): https://ghadames.hypotheses.org/
- Title: Ghadames Research Project

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## Entity 2: Nafusa Mountain Libraries

### Step 1: Create Item
Go to: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:NewItem

### Step 2: Fill Basic Information

**Label (English)**:
```
Nafusa Mountain Libraries
```

**Description (English)**:
```
Network of Ibadi manuscript libraries and digitization initiative in the Nafusa Mountains region of Libya, established 2021 through international partnership
```

**Label (Arabic)**:
```
مكتبات جبل نفوسة
```

**Description (Arabic)**:
```
شبكة من المكتبات الإباضية للمخطوطات ومبادرة الرقمنة في منطقة جبل نفوسة بليبيا، تأسست عام 2021 من خلال شراكة دولية
```

### Step 3: Add Aliases
- Libraries of Nafusa Project
- Jebel Nafusa Manuscripts
- Jabal Nafusa Libraries
- مشروع مكتبات نفوسة

### Step 4: Add Statements

**instance of (P31)**:
- Value 1: Q7075 (library)
- Value 2: Q1301371 (digitization project)

**country (P17)**:
- Value: Q1016 (Libya)

**inception (P571)**:
- Value: 2021

**official website (P856)**:
- Value: https://brill.com/display/book/9789004689329/BP000008

### Step 5: Add References
- Reference URL (P854): https://brill.com/display/book/9789004689329/BP000008
- Title: Brill - Libraries of Nafusa

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## Entity 3: Libyan Center for Archives and Historical Studies

### Step 1: Create Item
Go to: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:NewItem

### Step 2: Fill Basic Information

**Label (English)**:
```
Libyan Center for Archives and Historical Studies
```

**Description (English)**:
```
Libya's national archival institution, established 1977, housing over 27 million documents in the historic Red Castle complex in Tripoli
```

**Label (Arabic)**:
```
المركز الليبي للمحفوظات والدراسات التاريخية
```

**Description (Arabic)**:
```
المؤسسة الأرشيفية الوطنية الليبية، تأسست عام 1977، وتحتوي على أكثر من 27 مليون وثيقة في مجمع القلعة الحمراء التاريخي في طرابلس
```

### Step 3: Add Aliases
- LCAHS
- Red Castle Archives
- مركز المحفوظات الليبي

### Step 4: Add Statements

**instance of (P31)**:
- Value: Q392703 (national archives)

**country (P17)**:
- Value: Q1016 (Libya)

**headquarters location (P159)**:
- Value: Q3579 (Tripoli)

**location (P276)**:
- Value: Q2835324 (Red Castle / Assaraya Al-Hamra)

**inception (P571)**:
- Value: 1977

**quantity (P1114)**:
- Value: 27000000
- Unit: document

**official website (P856)**:
- Value: https://www.arsheef.org/libyan-center-for-archives-and-historical-studies

### Step 5: Add References
- Reference URL (P854): https://www.arsheef.org/libyan-center-for-archives-and-historical-studies
- Reference URL (P854): lcahs.ly

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## Entity 4: British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies

### Step 1: Create Item
Go to: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:NewItem

### Step 2: Fill Basic Information

**Label (English)**:
```
British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies
```

**Description (English)**:
```
UK-based research organization focused on Libyan and North African archaeology, history, and cultural heritage, established 1969 as Society for Libyan Studies, renamed 2010
```

**Label (French)**:
```
Institut britannique d'études libyennes et nord-africaines
```

**Description (French)**:
```
Organisation de recherche britannique axée sur l'archéologie, l'histoire et le patrimoine culturel libyens et nord-africains, créée en 1969 sous le nom de Society for Libyan Studies, rebaptisée en 2010
```

### Step 3: Add Aliases
- BILNAS
- Society for Libyan Studies
- SLS
- British Institute for Libyan Studies

### Step 4: Add Statements

**instance of (P31)**:
- Value 1: Q31855 (research institute)
- Value 2: Q7210356 (learned society)

**country (P17)**:
- Value: Q145 (United Kingdom)

**inception (P571)**:
- Value: 1969

**official name (P1448)**:
- Value 1: "Society for Libyan Studies" (with start time qualifier: 1969, end time qualifier: 2010)
- Value 2: "British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies" (with start time qualifier: 2010)

**official website (P856)**:
- Value: https://www.bilnas.org/

### Step 5: Add References
- Reference URL (P854): https://www.bilnas.org/
- Reference URL (P854): https://www.bilnas.org/resources/archive/
- Retrieved (P813): 2025-11-11

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## General Tips

1. **Always add references** - Each statement should have at least one reference
2. **Use qualifiers** - Add qualifiers like "circa", "start time", "end time" where appropriate
3. **Multilingual labels** - Add labels in English, Arabic, and French where relevant
4. **Check before creating** - Double-check that the entity doesn't already exist
5. **Description format** - Keep descriptions concise but informative (max 250 characters)
6. **Aliases** - Add common alternative names and abbreviations

## After Creation

Once entities are created, note down the Q-numbers and update the Libya dataset:

```yaml
identifiers:
  - identifier_scheme: Wikidata
    identifier_value: Q[NUMBER]
    identifier_url: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q[NUMBER]
```

Add to enrichment_history:
```yaml
- enrichment_date: '2025-11-11T...'
  enrichment_type: WIKIDATA_ENTITY_CREATION
  enrichment_method: Manual entity creation following exhaustive search
  match_score: 1.0
  verified: true
  enrichment_source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q[NUMBER]
  enrichment_notes: 'New Wikidata entity created for [INSTITUTION NAME]'
```

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**Document Version**: 1.0  
**Date**: 2025-11-11  
**Prepared for**: Libya heritage dataset completion