Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Asia

WikiProject Western Asia
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WP:WASIA

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

The 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
- Armenia,
- Azerbaijan,
- Bahrain,
- Cyprus,
- Georgia,
- Iran,
- Iraq,
- Israel,
- Jordan,
- Kuwait,
- Lebanon,
- Oman,
- Palestine,
- Qatar,
- Saudi Arabia,
- Syria,
- Turkey,
- United Arab Emirates, and
- Yemen.
assist with the various portals associated with the area.

Scope and current activities

All 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

Active members

To 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)[reply]
Orionist 20:08, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
John Carter 14:28, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ammar (^Talk - ^{Don't Talk}) 21:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
CabronUnit телефонов 19:02, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Greyduk 21:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
La comadreja (talk) 22:01, 26 February 2010 (UTC) (involved in Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism, which considerably overlaps with this WikiProject)[reply]
Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:53, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Captain armenia (talk) 19:43, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
RavenNR (talk) 06:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Lemonmelonsuperstar (talk) 12:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Desertroad (talk) Desertroad (talk) 14:48, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
LightandDark2000 (talk) 18:18, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
VB00 (talk) 19:30, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Fuchsia the Sun (talk · contribs) 15:27, 23 June 2023 (UTC) (Overlapping with Wikipedia:WikiProject Arab world)[reply]
Persian-art-and-culture (talk · contribs) 18:37:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC) [reply]

In memory

Mnbitar 20:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Former members

Thank 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.[reply]

Member identification

Members 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.

Wikitext

userbox

where used

[[Category:WikiProject Western Asia participants]] none linked pages

{{Template:User WikiProject Western Asia}}

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Western Asia.

linked pages

{{Template:User WP Western Asia}}

This user participates in
WikiProject West Asia.

linked pages

{{Template:User WP Western Asia|invite}}

This user invites you to join
WikiProject West Asia.

linked pages

For other Western Asia user templates, see Category:Western Asia user templates.

Departments

Assessment - the assessment department.

Related WikiProjects

To do

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

Ḥilf al-Muṭayyabīn

Kuwait

Showcase

Western Asia articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA			2			1	3
FM					6		6
GA	2	2	2	9		2	17
B	16	29	35	62	1	20	163
C	12	29	43	220		106	410
Start	1	26	91	662	1	283	1,064
Stub		3	38	1,172		596	1,809
List	1	3	28	164		76	272
Category					5,160		5,160
Disambig					12		12
File					120		120
Portal					16		16
Project					20		20
Redirect		3	4	70	355		432
Template					338		338
Other					2		2
Assessed	32	95	243	2,359	6,031	1,084	9,844
Unassessed			1	6	1	419	427
Total	32	95	244	2,365	6,032	1,503	10,271
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 18,337			Ω = 5.29

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

Former featured articles

Good articles

Former good articles

Did you know? articles

In the News articles

Did you know... (DYK)

The 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

The following articles have all been chosen to be included in one or more release versions of Wikipedia.

Article alerts

Articles for deletion

31 Jan 2025 – Islamicjerusalem Studies (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Eelipe (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 07 Feb 2025; see discussion (4 participants)

Proposed deletions

04 Feb 2025 – Abdulateef Salah (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Geschichte (t · c): Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Creator is blocked indefinitely.

Categories for discussion

05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after populated places in Syria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after populated places in Saudi Arabia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after Syrian people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after Sassanian emperors (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after Israeli writers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after Israeli politicians (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after Israeli musicians (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
03 Feb 2025 – Category:Lebanese orthopedic surgeons (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
24 Jan 2025 – Category:WikiProject Western Asia participants (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Pppery (alt) (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

05 Feb 2025 – The National News (talk · edit · hist) →The National (Abu Dhabi) was RfDed by Headbomb (t · c); see discussion
undated – Fourth Syrian Republic (talk · edit · hist) →Syria was RfDed

Peer reviews

09 Sep 2024 – Hadhramaut (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Abo Yemen (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

17 Dec 2024 – Temple of Hercules (Amman) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Amman Citadel by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
26 Jan 2025 – Coalition of Secular and Democratic Syrians (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Randa Kassis by Psychloppos (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

07 Feb 2025 – Gaza Strip (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fgnievinski (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

02 Jan 2025 – Draft:Uptown Tower (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TNM101 (t · c)

Templates

{{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

{{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.
- {{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.
  - {{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

^ "CIA World Factbook: Middle East/West Asia". Retrieved 19 March 2015.

Resources

There 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

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.

Sisterlinks

Related WikiProjects

[1] "CIA World Factbook: Middle East/West Asia". Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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