Wikipedia:WikiProject Syria

WikiProject Syria

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Purpose: WikiProject Syria (or WP:SY for short) is a forum for Wikipedia editors interested in improving and maintaining articles related to Syria, with a primary focus on the history and achievements of Syrian societies. Issues for discussion on this forum: identifying articles and topics in the scope of this project, discussing ways to improve article standards, coordinating collaborations and article improvement efforts, developing standards and guidelines designed to achieve consistency between related articles, rating articles by appropriate standards and classes and organizing the articles by suitable categories and links. Project structure: The WikiProject's main page includes the following elements: An introduction to the project's scope, its goals, and its subject area A list of the members and participants of the project An assessment of the current status of the articles within the scope of the project A catalog of all the templates and categories related to Syria and its WikiProject	Map of Syria Syria is a majority Arabic-speaking country in the Middle East, bordering Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. Syrian was a member of the Arab League from creation to 2011. Prior to the 2011-present Syrian Civil War, the country had a population of over 18 million, divded into fourteen governorates; By 2020, the population is estimated at just over 19 million citizens, though millions of those are being refugees abroad. Syrian Arab Republic traces its name to the Roman province of Syria. Under Arab rule, it largely became known as Bilad al-Sham province. Syria's capital city, Damascus, was the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Empire. Historically, the region of Syria has often included the territories of Lebanon, Palestine, parts of Turkey and Jordan, but excluded the Jazira region in the north-east of the modern Syrian state. The modern state of Syria was formed during the period of the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon and attained independence from the French mandate of Syria in 1946. More on Syria...
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The main goals of this WikiProject are to: Improve and maintain Syria-related articles: fact and prose checking, expanding and ensuring currency of information, providing reliable citations and references, maintaining a NPOV, bringing more selected articles up to Featured article or Good article status; Expand Wikipedia's coverage of Syria-related topics: check for completeness of articles, start new articles, expand entries on neglected subjects; Maintaining consistency in article organization: maintaining a similar structure, coverage and presentation across articles, maintaining categories and links; Develop tools and resources for others to use in article production: templates, categories, infoboxes, diagrams, base maps, useful and commonly used references; Coordinating collaborations: between editors to establish priorities and avoid duplication of effort, gaining consensus on disputed issues. Develop the subject's site map: the Outline of Syria is intended to map out Wikipedia's coverage of Syria, providing a convenient navigation aid to visiting the many articles about Syria, by providing links to those articles or the lists which include them. This navigation system is useful to both readers and editors. It helps readers see what is available, and it helps editors see the gaps that need to be filled and identify problems in existing articles. (And by using "Related changes", it serves as an extensive watchlist).	The scope of this WikiProject includes Syrian-related articles, lists, categories, and templates. Items within this scope can be grouped under the following high-level topics or themes: Syrian Geography – regions, locations, natural history, environment, vegetable and mineral resources, climate, hydrology, geology Syrian Archeology – chronologies, structures, monuments, pottery and other artifacts Syrian History – by time periods, by civilization, of events, of individuals, historical documents Syrian Cultures and Civilizations – descriptions of the peoples and their locations, histories, polities, interactions, accomplishments, society, beliefs, influences, continuity of heritage to the preset day Syrian Languages – languages related to Syria, their phonology, typology, grammar etc. Syrian Society – cultural practices, polities and governance, social structures and order, commerce and trade, education, warfare, costume and dress, gender roles, population trends Syrian People – biographies of notable personages, rulers, roles and titles, (includes also notable non-Syrian figures related to Syria) Syrian Arts – visual arts and decorative styles, iconography, media, cross-cultural influences, music, dance Syrian Mythology and Religion – religions, beliefs, philosophies, mythologies, rituals and ceremonies Projects with related or overlapping scope include: Wikipedia:WikiProject Arab world, Wikipedia:WikiProject Assyria, Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Near East. Syria-related articles up for deletion.
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Categories relevant to this Project Syria Syria-related lists Buildings and structures in Syria Culture of Syria Economy of Syria Education in Syria Environment of Syria Geography of Syria Government of Syria Health in Syria History of Syria Organizations based in Syria Syrian people Politics of Syria Society of Syria Images of Syria Syria stubs	WP:SY article rating and assessment scheme (NB: Listing, Log & Stats are updated on a daily basis by a bot) Current detailed listing of Syria articles by quality Daily log of status changes Current Statistics Syria articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 3 10 16 30 A 1 4 5 GA 1 7 32 38 78 B 16 60 117 191 39 423 C 24 85 199 566 90 964 Start 18 73 427 1,905 154 2,577 Stub 23 251 3,480 184 3,938 List 3 12 61 137 7 220 Category 3,984 3,984 Disambig 20 20 File 32 32 Project 13 13 Redirect 1 2 24 158 295 480 Template 284 284 NA 4 4 Other 1 22 23 Assessed 64 265 1,122 6,496 4,654 474 13,075 Unassessed 73 73 Total 64 265 1,122 6,496 4,654 547 13,148 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 41,799 Ω = 5.22
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Members Active members To join WikiProject Syria, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page. Meno25 (talk · contribs) March 23, 2007 Aziz1005 (talk · contribs) March 23, 2007 Darwinek (talk · contribs) March 25, 2007 Kintetsubuffalo (talk · contribs) March 25, 2007 Disdero (talk · contribs) March 31, 2007 Al Ameer son (talk · contribs) Spencer (talk · contribs) 3 March, 2009 Mikhailov Kusserow (talk · contribs) 20 July 2010 Terrortank (talk · contribs) 11:41, 15 June 2013 (UTC) Fitzcarmalan (talk · contribs) 8 October 2013 Attar-Aram syria (talk · contribs) 13 October 2014 Tacoblimpfan (talk · contribs) 16 February 2016 SyrianLion (talk · contribs) 27 December 2016 Serafart (talk · contribs) 00:57, 30 January 2017 (UTC) Greek Hades (talk · contribs) - 16 February 2018 Jadd Haidar (talk) 08:04, 19 May 2018 (UTC) Pokerplayer513 (talk) 08:39, 7 March 2019 (UTC) Max Pigeon (talk) 11:53, 4 October 2019 (EST) Sm8900 (talk · contribs) 22:30:14, 11 December 2019 (UTC)  Loesjecampo (talk · contribs) 12 May 2020 Greyshark09 (talk · contribs) 07:34:33, 14 August 2020 (UTC)  Calochortus nuttallii (talk · contribs) 27 September 2021 Thea Ghabra (talk · contribs) 23 November 2021 Suii Guy (talk · contribs) 08 December 2024 Algirr (talk · contribs) 02:37:08, 29 March 2025 (UTC)  Members by specialty Meno25 (talk · contribs) Aziz1005 (talk · contribs)-focusing on notable biographies,photography. Darwinek (talk · contribs) - geography, maintenance Kintetsubuffalo (talk · contribs) - Syrian Scouting Disdero (talk · contribs) Al Ameer son (talk · contribs) - Damascus, villages, and mosques Crtew (talk · contribs) - Journalism and mass communications Terrortank (talk · contribs) - Syrian civil war, Syrian cities and towns Fitzcarmalan (talk · contribs) - Syrian culture, history and civil war. Attar-Aram syria (talk · contribs) - Syrian history MrPenguin20 (talk · contribs) - Contribution to the Syrian Civil War Bulbajer (talk · contribs) - Contribution to the Syrian Civil War SyrianLion (talk · contribs) - Syrian foreign relation and policies, Syrian War, Syrian businesses and technology Editor abcdef (talk · contribs) - Syrian Civil War Sheldybett (talk · contribs) - Syrian Civial War Sm8900 (talk · contribs) 22:30:40, 11 December 2019 (UTC)  updating latest information on Syrian Civil War Loesjecampo (talk · contribs) 11:52:21, 12 May 2020 (UTC)  Kurds in the Syrian civil war Ronaldthez (talk · contribs) 10:17:22, 21 January 2021 (UTC)  Syrian history and heritage Calochortus nuttallii (talk · contribs) - Justice, accountability, and documentation in the Syrian conflict. Geopony (talk · contribs) 23:48:33, 5 May 2022 (UTC)  - Syrian military, media and business and civil war Algirr (talk · contribs) 02:37:08, 29 March 2025 (UTC)  - Syrian army, Ba'athist era and civil war Cltr (talk · contribs) Former members Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again. Buaidh (talk · contribs) 03:21:45, 14 May 2019 (UTC)  Freedoxm (talk · contribs) - 15 March 2025   Member identification Members of WikiProject Syria should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Syria participants. Wikitext userbox where used [[Category:WikiProject Syria participants]] none linked pages {{Template:User WikiProject Syria}} This user is a participant in WikiProject Syria. linked pages {{Template:User WP Syria}} This user participates in WikiProject Syria. linked pages {{Template:User WP Syria|invite}} This user invites you to join WikiProject Syria. linked pages For other Syria user templates, see Category:Syria user templates. Areas of interest/expertise...	Templates relevant to this Project (see also this category listing) Template link Type What it's for / Where it goes Syntax / parameters / actions Article templates (content related) {{Syria-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs relating to Syria placement: at the bottom of Syrian stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syria stubs {{Syria-geo-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs relating to the geography of Syria placement: at the bottom of Syrian geographical stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syria geography stubs {{Syria-bio-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs of the biographies of notable Syrian personages placement: at the bottom of Syrian biographical stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syrian people stubs {{Syria-sport-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs relating to the sport of Syria placement: at the bottom of Syrian sport stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syrian sport stubs {{Syria-hist-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs relating to the history of Syria placement: at the bottom of Syrian history stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syria stubs {{Syria-film-stub}} Stub purpose: identifies stubs relating to a Syrian film placement: at the bottom of Syrian cinema stub articles. action: automatically assigns to Category:Syria stubs Meta-templates (not content related) {{WP Syria}} Banner purpose: Project banner template; identifies in-scope articles, alerts other editors to this WikiProject. Also used for recording article assessments per the rating scheme via its parameters, there are other flags as well. placement: On the talk page of relevant articles, at the top. syntax: {{WP Syria |class= |importance= }} parameters: see Instructions for details. action: automatically assigns to Category:WikiProject Syria articles, and other cats depending on the parameters assigned. {{User WP Syria}} Userbox purpose: identifies project participants placement: somewhere in your user space action: automatically assigns to Category:WikiProject Syria participants {{WPSY-Invitation}} Template purpose: to invite users to the Project placement: user's talk page actions: creates an invitation message
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{{Syrian Barnstar of National Merit|message - ~~~~}} - for any extraordinary contribution(s) to Syria-related topics. Syrian Hawk of National Merit {{Syrian Hawk of National Merit|message - ~~~~}} - for extensive contributions to upgrading Syrian contents to GA and FA status on Wikipedia.	Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Hand of Damascus, CJAC, Illegal drug trade in Syria, Kfarieh, Latakia (village in Latakia) Cleanup : Damascus, Aleppo Copyedit : Damascus, Aleppo Expand : Boy Scouts de Syrie, Damascus, Aleppo, Timeline of Damascus history NPOV : Golan Heights, Syrian occupation of Lebanon please read the discussion and vote Stubs : Sara Shamma, An-Nabk Verify : Syria, History of Syria, Geography of Syria, Damascus, Aleppo Other : update and develop the Outline of Syria overview of Syria coverage on Wikipedia

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Articles for deletion

• 20 Apr 2025 – Battle of Qarqozak Bridge and Tishreen Dam (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Asclepias tuberosa (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 15 Apr 2025 – 2025 Diban clashes (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ecrusized (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
• 15 Apr 2025 – March 2025 Daraa clashes (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ecrusized (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
• 05 Apr 2025 – Richard Medhurst (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by David Gerard (t · c) was closed as keep by Explicit (t · c) on 13 Apr 2025; see discussion (5 participants)
• 05 Apr 2025 – Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by An anonymous username, not my real name (t · c) was closed as keep by Explicit (t · c) on 12 Apr 2025; see discussion (5 participants)
• 31 Mar 2025 – Operation Dost (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Chegouahora (t · c) was closed as keep by BusterD (t · c) on 08 Apr 2025; see discussion (7 participants)

Proposed deletions

• 02 Apr 2025 – Richard Medhurst (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by David Gerard (t · c) was deproded by Mushy Yank (t · c) on 05 Apr 2025

Categories for discussion

• 06 Apr 2025 – Category:Pro-government factions of the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Charles Essie (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 06 Apr 2025 – Category:Anti-government politicians of the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Charles Essie (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 06 Apr 2025 – Category:Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Charles Essie (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 06 Apr 2025 – Category:Palestinian people of Syrian-Assyrian descent (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Surayeproject3 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 28 Mar 2025 – Category:Arabs in Syria (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Hassan697 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 27 Mar 2025 – Category:Syrian immunologists (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 21 Mar 2025 – Category:1570s in Ottoman Syria (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

• 06 Apr 2025 – Syrian caretaker government (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HurricaneEdgar (t · c); start discussion
• 07 Mar 2025 – A Flood in Baath Country (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zanahary (t · c); start discussion
• 11 Feb 2025 – Council of Tripoli (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Borsoka (t · c); see discussion
• 30 Jan 2025 – Brandon Saad (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Spilia4 (t · c); start discussion
• 11 Apr 2025 – Ahmed al-Sharaa (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Freedoxm (t · c) was closed

Requests for comments

• 19 Mar 2025 – Gaza war (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Yovt (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 19 Mar 2025 – Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) RfC by The Corvette ZR1 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Peer reviews

• 12 Apr 2025 – Syriac Orthodox Church (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by CF-501 Falcon (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 06 Mar 2025 – Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Assad loyalist insurgency in Syria (December 2024–present) by Xyz464 (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Feb 2025 – Turkish offensive in northern Syria (2024–present) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Turkish–SDF clashes in northern Syria (2024–present) by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Feb 2025 – TWA Flight 840 hijacking (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to TWA Flight 840 (1969) by Mr slav999 (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Apr 2025 – Coat of arms of Syria (talk · edit · hist) move request to Emblem of Syria by Freedoxm (t · c) was moved to Emblem of Syria (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 18 Apr 2025; see discussion
• 10 Apr 2025 – First Syrian transitional government (talk · edit · hist) move request to Syrian caretaker government by RamiPat (t · c) was moved to Syrian caretaker government (talk · edit · hist) by TarnishedPath (t · c) on 19 Apr 2025; see discussion
• 10 Apr 2025 – Second Syrian transitional government (talk · edit · hist) move request to Syrian Transitional Government by RamiPat (t · c) was moved to Syrian transitional government (talk · edit · hist) by Kusma (t · c) on 19 Apr 2025; see discussion
• 02 Apr 2025 – Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad (talk · edit · hist) move request to Syrian opposition (2011–2024) by Skitash (t · c) was moved to Syrian opposition (2011–2024) (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 09 Apr 2025; see discussion
• 29 Mar 2025 – Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (talk · edit · hist) move request to DAANES by Abo Yemen (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
• 27 Mar 2025 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–2024) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) by Chicdat (t · c) was moved; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 28 Dec 2024 – Syrian invasion of Jordan (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Black September by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Dec 2024 – Foreign relations of the Syrian opposition (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Foreign relations of Syria by CapLiber (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 17 Dec 2024 – Syrian Army (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 94.246.147.217 (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Feb 2022 – Foreign fighters in the Syrian civil war and War in Iraq (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 10 Mar 2025 – Draft:Homsian Feast; Homsian Wednesday (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 6 E9 1 6NS 2 (t · c)
• 03 Feb 2025 – Draft:Rawwad b. Muthanna (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ozan33Ankara (t · c)
• undated – Draft:Military Committee of the Ba'ath party (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
• 30 Mar 2025 – Draft:Hafez al-Assad's cult of personality (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Algirr (t · c) was moved to Hafez al-Assad's cult of personality (talk · edit · hist) by HurricaneEdgar (t · c) on 17 Apr 2025
• 25 Mar 2025 – Draft:1984 Syrian coup attempt (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Algirr (t · c) was accepted to 1984 Syrian coup attempt (talk · edit · hist) by CitrusHemlock (t · c) on 27 Mar 2025

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