Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Asia
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Categories | West Asia, WikiProject Western Asia |
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Parent project(s) | Asia |
Project banner template | {{WikiProject Western Asia}} |
Userbox | {{User WikiProject Western Asia}} |
Assessment | Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Asia/Assessment |
CSB | Relevant for countering systemic bias |
This WikiProject was formed to encourage cooperative editing of articles about countries in Western Asia. This area is roughly similar to the older but commonly used eurocentric termination the Middle East, plus the South Caucasus, and minus Egypt.[1]
Goals
editThe goals of this project are to:
- create, improve, and maintain articles relating to the countries of Western Asia, their history, people, geography, and culture. Included are the independent nations of
- assist with the various portals associated with the area.
Scope and current activities
editAll articles which fall in Category:Southwest Asian countries are within the scope of this WikiProject. We are grateful for our sister WikiProjects, which aim to cover individual nations or other smaller areas within Southwest Asia. Our particular focus is on covering areas which are not within the scope of more specific projects and on coordinating the activities of other Southwest Asia WikiProjects. For example, the activity of WikiProject Qatar has slowed down in the past few months and we are encouraging activity in this area.
Participants
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Active members
editTo join WikiProject Western Asia, edit this section and insert the Wikitext #{{subst:me}}
with your areas of interest into the following list of members in alphabetical order. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- Eyas 18:13, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
- Orionist 20:08, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
- John Carter 14:28, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
- Ammar (Talk - Don't Talk) 21:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
- CabronUnitтелефонов 19:02, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- Greyduk 21:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
- Cherryleaf - 20 August 2008
- Md Nahid Islam Sumon 14 October 2021 (UTC)
- NeMiStIeRs (talk) 10:03, 17 June 2009 (GMT)
- CielErrant (talk) 22:31, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
- La comadreja (talk) 22:01, 26 February 2010 (UTC) (involved in Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism, which considerably overlaps with this WikiProject)
- Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:53, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
- Captain armenia (talk) 19:43, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- RavenNR (talk) 06:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
- Lemonmelonsuperstar (talk) 12:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
- Desertroad (talk) Desertroad (talk) 14:48, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- LightandDark2000 (talk) 18:18, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
- VB00 (talk) 19:30, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
- Fuchsia the Sun (talk · contribs) 15:27, 23 June 2023 (UTC) (Overlapping with Wikipedia:WikiProject Arab world)
- Persian-art-and-culture (talk · contribs) 18:37:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
In memory
editFormer members
editThank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
- Buaidh (talk · contribs) 15:39:57, 9 August 2019 (UTC) – WikiProject templates and categories.
Member identification
editMembers of WikiProject Western Asia should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Western Asia participants.
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For other Western Asia user templates, see Category:Western Asia user templates.
Departments
edit- Assessment - the assessment department.
Related WikiProjects
edit- Wikipedia:WikiProject Asia
- WikiProject Armenia
- WikiProject Azerbaijan
- WikiProject Bahrain
- WikiProject Cyprus
- WikiProject Georgia
- WikiProject Iraq
- WikiProject Iran
- WikiProject Israel
- WikiProject Jordan
- WikiProject Kuwait
- WikiProject Lebanon
- WikiProject Oman
- WikiProject Palestine
- WikiProject Qatar
- WikiProject Saudi Arabia
- WikiProject Syria
- WikiProject Turkey
- WikiProject United Arab Emirates
- WikiProject Yemen
To do
edit- Place the {{WikiProject Western Asia}} banner on the talk pages of all related articles.
- Add all related pages to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Asia/Articles page, by category, so that they can appear on the recent changes page, so that we can monitor them for any vandalism, upkeep, improvement, and vandalism.
- Improve coverage of Qatar and coordinate Wikipedia:WikiProject Qatar.
Requested articles
editKuwait
editShowcase
editWestern Asia articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
FM | 4 | 4 | |||||
GA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
B | 18 | 27 | 35 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 155 |
C | 10 | 29 | 39 | 210 | 97 | 385 | |
Start | 1 | 27 | 87 | 630 | 277 | 1,022 | |
Stub | 1 | 3 | 41 | 1,194 | 1 | 595 | 1,835 |
List | 1 | 3 | 27 | 159 | 73 | 263 | |
Category | 2 | 4 | 4,886 | 4,892 | |||
Disambig | 12 | 12 | |||||
File | 1 | 122 | 123 | ||||
Portal | 17 | 17 | |||||
Project | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | |||
Redirect | 3 | 4 | 62 | 297 | 366 | ||
Template | 2 | 324 | 326 | ||||
NA | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Other | 10 | 10 | |||||
Assessed | 34 | 95 | 240 | 2,328 | 5,695 | 1,062 | 9,454 |
Unassessed | 1 | 8 | 482 | 491 | |||
Total | 34 | 95 | 241 | 2,336 | 5,695 | 1,544 | 9,945 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 18,159 | Ω = 5.31 |
The following items have received recognition from the Wikipedia community:
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Western Asia articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Featured articles
editFormer featured articles
editGood articles
edit- 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
- Al Jalali Fort
- Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Azerbaijan
- Gilgamesh
- Greeks
- Hugh III of Cyprus
- Iftah Ya Simsim
- Jordan
- Jungle cat
- Land of Black Gold
- Neanderthal
- Palestine (region)
- Qarmatian invasion of Iraq
- Mehmed Rashid Pasha
- Joseph Stalin
- United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Former good articles
editDid you know? articles
edit- 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
- Ahmad Hashim Abd al-Isawi
- Abu Dhabi Media
- Al Jahra
- Al Jalali Fort
- Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
- Axis powers negotiations on the division of Asia
- Kamran Aziz
- Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions
- Crime in Kuwait
- Crime in Qatar
- Walid Daqqa
- Democracy promotion by the United States
- Violet Dickson
- Filipinos in Bahrain
- Filipinos in Kuwait
- Filipinos in Oman
- Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates
- Graham E. Fuller
- Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia
- Gilgamesh
- The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
- Hugh III of Cyprus
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Human rights in Qatar
- Iftah Ya Simsim
- Jordan
- Jungle cat
- Koreans in the Arab world
- Kuwait–Russia relations
- Levantine Arabic
- Limassol District
- Mandaeans
- Middle Bronze Age migrations (ancient Near East)
- Mining industry of Yemen
- Misfat al Abriyeen
- Mussafah
- Nakhal Fort
- Namus
- National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf
- Neanderthal
- Hazem Nuseibeh
- Palestine (region)
- Paper Dolls (film)
- Poverty in Cyprus
- The Prime Ministers
- Prosecution of Marte Dalelv
- Qarmatian invasion of Iraq
- Robot jockey
- Talal al-Sharif
- Bashar al-Shatti
- Southern Wall
- Tel Qiri
- Tel Zeton
- Telegraph Island
- Tell Qudadi
- This Arab Is Queer
- Thursday of the Dead
- Timeline of the 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests (from July 2012)
- Valando Tryfonos
- Victory Team
- Wakan, Oman
- Water supply and sanitation in Abu Dhabi
- Women in the Arab Spring
- Za'atar
In the News articles
edit- 2009 Kuwaiti general election
- 2010 America's Cup
- 2011 Omani protests
- Mohammed Al-Sharekh
- Arab Spring
- Kamran Aziz
- Battle of Al Hudaydah
- Zeta Emilianidou
- Eurasiatic languages
- Flame (malware)
- MERS outbreak
- Ali Hassan al-Majid
- George Michael
- Neanderthal
- Operation Olive Branch
- Palestinian Authority
- 2024 Persian Gulf floods
- Qaboos bin Said
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Saudi Arabia
- MV Sirius Star
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
- Beatrice de Cardi
Did you know... (DYK)
editThe following items all appeared in the Wikipedia:Main page Did You Know section:
- Al Jahra - 22 September 2009.
- Crime in Kuwait - 9 September 2008.
- Human rights in Kuwait - 13 August 2006.
- Koreans in the Arab world - 27 April 2007.
- Major non-NATO ally - 24 January 2006.
Wikipedia 1.0 Release Version selections
editThe following articles have all been chosen to be included in one or more release versions of Wikipedia.
Article alerts
editArticles for deletion
- 19 Aug 2024 – Project Kuwait (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by فيصل (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 16 Aug 2024 – List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Govvy (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 19 Aug 2024 – Tallaal Adrey (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by فيصل (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 31 Aug 2024; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 19 Aug 2024 – Hani Al-Mazeedi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by فيصل (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 01 Sep 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 01 Sep 2024 – Al Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaher bin Saif Al Hussani (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): No secondary sources. Fails WP:BASIC.
- 31 Aug 2024 – Abdul Hamid Ali Hassan (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): No secondary sources. Fails WP:BASIC.
Categories for discussion
- 03 Sep 2024 – Category:African people of Arab descent (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Sakakami (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in South America (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in North America (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in Europe (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in Asia (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora in Africa (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Category:Middle Eastern diaspora (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sakakami (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Aug 2024 – Category:History of West Asia (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Aug 2024 – Category:History of the Middle East (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 24 Aug 2024 – Category:Novelty buildings in the Middle East (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 03 Sep 2024 – Israel and Palestine (talk · edit · hist) →Palestine (region) was RfDed by Godsy (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Karabakh (1988-1994) (talk · edit · hist) →Refugees in Azerbaijan was RfDed by Vanezi Astghik (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 05 Aug 2024 – Palestinian territories (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Occupied Palestinian Territory by Selfstudier (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Aug 2024 – Arabic (talk · edit · hist) move request to Arabic language by كريم رائد (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 04 Apr 2024 – Qiyas Tests (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Education and Training Evaluation Commission by 172.99.147.181 (t · c); see discussion
Templates
edit- {{User WikiProject Western Asia}} is a userbox which all members can add to their talk pages.
- {{WikiProject Western Asia}} is the project banner, to be added to the talk pages of all articles which fall within the scope of the project.
Stub templates
edit- {{MEast-stub}} - Stub template to be added to articles relating to the Middle East which are not included in any of the more specific stub types below; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Bahrain-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Bahrain; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Caucasus-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Caucasus countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Armenia-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Armenia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Armenia-hist-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Armenian history; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Armenia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Armenian geography; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Armenia-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Armenian people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Azerbaijan-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Azerbaijan; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Azerbaijan-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of Azerbaijan; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Azerbaijani people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Georgia-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the nation of Georgia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Georgia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Georgia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Georgia-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Georgian people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Armenia-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Armenia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Cyprus-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Cyprus; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Cyprus-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Cyprus; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iran; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-hist-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian history; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian geography; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-mil-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the military personnel and military history of Iran; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-politician-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian politicians; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-sport-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian sportspeople; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-footy-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iranian football (soccer) people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iran-university-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to universities and colleges in Iran; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Bahá'í}} - Stub template for articles relating to Bahai, Babism, Bayanis, and Azalis; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iraq-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iraq; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iraq-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of Iraq; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iraq-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iraqi people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Iraq-politician-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Iraqi politicians; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Israel; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-mil-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Israel Defense Forces; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Israel; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Israeli people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-footy-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Israeli football (soccer); to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Israel-politician-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Israeli politicians; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Jordan-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Jordan; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Jordan-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Jordan; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Jordan-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Jordanian people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Kuwait-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Kuwait; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{lebanon-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Lebanon; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Lebanon-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Lebanese geography; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Lebanon-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-struct-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to buildings and structures of the Middle East; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-university-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to universities and colleges of the Middle East; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-hist-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern history; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-myth-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern mythology; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern people; to be put on the bottom of each article page with {{SEAsia-geo-stub}} as well.
- {{MEast-actor-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern actors; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-royal-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern royalty; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-writer-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Middle Eastern writers; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MEast-mil-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to people connected with the military of countries in the Middle East; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Oman-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Oman; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Oman-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Oman; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Palestine-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to State of Palestine; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Palestine-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles about the geography of areas under the Palestinian National Authority; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Qatar-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Qatar; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Saudi-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Saudi Arabia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Saudi Arabia; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{SaudiArabia-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Saudi Arabian people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Syria-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Syria; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Syria-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Syrian geography; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Turkey-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Turkey-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{AegeanTR-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Aegean region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{BlackSeaTR-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Black Sea region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{CAnatolia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{EAnatolia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Marmara-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to geography of the Marmara region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{MediterraneanTR-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Mediterranean Region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{SEAnatolia-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the geography of the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Turkey-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to people from Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to people in Turkish football (soccer); to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Turkey-geo-stub}} - Stub template for articles relating to the Geography of Turkey; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{UAE-stub}} - Stub template for articles related to United Arab Emirates; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{UAE-geo-stub}} - Stub notice for articles related to the geography of the United Arab Emirates; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Yemen-stub}} - Stub notice for articles related to Yemen; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Yemen-geo-stub}} - Stub notice for articles related to the geography of Yemen; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
- {{Yemen-bio-stub}} - Stub notice for articles related to Yemeni people; to be put on the bottom of each article page.
References
edit- ^ "CIA World Factbook: Middle East/West Asia". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
Resources
editThere are a huge number of resources available for this area. Please see the page of the specific country or area in which you are interested for the ones applicable for your specific interest.
Tools
edit- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.