Talk:Fort Raim

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:43, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

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1848 depiction of the mausoleum and fort buildings

• ... that the Russian Fort Raim was built in 1847 around the ruined mausoleum of Kazakh warrior Raiymbek Batyr (pictured)? "The site of Fort Raim, where the first Russian fortress in present-day Kazakhstan was built in 1847" from Sèbe, Berny; Morrison, Alexander. "Empires of Emptiness: Fortresses of the Sahara and the Steppe" (PDF). University of Birmingham. p. 11. and "interior of Fort Raim with the ruined mausoleum of Raim Batyr in the foreground" from Morrison, Alexander (10 December 2020). The Russian Conquest of Central Asia: A Study in Imperial Expansion, 1814–1914. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-107-03030-5.
  • ALT1: ... that Fort Raim served as the base for the first Russian explorations of the Aral Sea? "Russia had no access on the Aral Sea before Fort Aral'skii (Raim) was built in 1847 on the northeastern coast where the Syr Darya enters the body of water. Because of this fort, Russian began navigation on the saline sea" from: Evans, John L. (1982). Russia and the Khanates of Central Asia to 1865. Associated Faculty Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-86733-014-4.
  • ALT2: ... that timber to build the Russian Fort Raim on the Aral Sea had to be carried 1,000 versts (663 miles, 1,067 km)? "The wood for the buildings had to be brought from Bashkiria, over 1,000 versts distant, as the marshy surroundings of the SyrDarya estuary yielded little in the way of either building materials or supplies" from: Morrison, Alexander (10 December 2020). The Russian Conquest of Central Asia: A Study in Imperial Expansion, 1814–1914. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-107-03030-5.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:18, 23 October 2021 (UTC).

• Dumelow Article is long enough, is new enough, there is no copyvio, it's well cited, the DYK template needs to be added to the talk page and QPQ has been done. I prefer the first hook then the third and lastly the second Quetzal1964 (talk) 15:32, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi Quetzal1964, did you forget to add a symbol or are you still reviewing? - Dumelow (talk) 06:15, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Dumelow Sorry, done!

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