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 Works about Syria 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 17 31 A 1 4 5 GA 1 7 32 41 81 B 18 61 115 204 47 445 C 25 90 213 607 105 1,040 Start 17 71 427 2,046 189 2,750 Stub 22 248 3,468 208 3,946 List 2 13 64 140 8 227 Category 4,063 4,063 Disambig 19 19 File 32 32 Portal 2 2 Project 13 13 Redirect 1 2 26 170 303 502 Template 286 286 NA 2 2 Other 4 30 34 Assessed 65 269 1,136 6,701 4,750 557 13,478 Unassessed 68 68 Total 65 269 1,136 6,701 4,750 625 13,546 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 43,088 Ω = 5.19
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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) wisenerd (talk · contribs) – documentation of conflict, occupation and international law 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, antifascism in Syria ([1]), Kfarieh, Latakia (village in Latakia), Truffle hunting in Syria, Hosam Saraya (Syrian-American killed in Sweida) 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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• 28 Sep 2025 – Heinie Jawish (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BeanieFan11 (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Sep 2025 – Habib Mousa (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Surayeproject3 (t · c); see discussion

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• 10 Oct 2025 – Narin Ammara (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Timtrent (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 05 Oct 2025 – Arab-Persians (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by HistoryofIran (t · c) was closed as delete by Salvio giuliano (t · c) on 12 Oct 2025; see discussion (6 participants)
• 21 Sep 2025 – Salah al-Din al-Idlibi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mccapra (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 28 Sep 2025; see discussion (2 participants)
• 18 Sep 2025 – Ayham MishMishan (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 26 Sep 2025; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
• 17 Sep 2025 – Battle of the Shaer gas field (2016) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c) was closed as keep by The Bushranger (t · c) on 24 Sep 2025; see discussion (3 participants)
• 15 Sep 2025 – Jameed (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Wikaviani (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 07 Oct 2025; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
• 11 Sep 2025 – Saleh Tabakh (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 25 Sep 2025; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
• 11 Sep 2025 – Ayat Al-Rifai (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c) was closed as keep by OwenX (t · c) on 03 Oct 2025; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
• 10 Sep 2025 – Saraya Darayya (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mccapra (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 23 Sep 2025; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
• 10 Sep 2025 – July 2025 Damascus airstrikes (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 17 Sep 2025; see discussion (6 participants)

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Proposed deletions

• 14 Sep 2025 – Ayham MishMishan (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Onel5969 (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 15 Sep 2025 was deproded by Dawah166 (t · c) on 18 Sep 2025

Categories for discussion

• 12 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian Armenian organizations (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male triple jumpers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male javelin throwers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male high jumpers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male middle-distance runners (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male discus throwers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male sprinters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male marathon runners (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2025 – Category:Syrian male long-distance runners (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Habst (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Sep 2025 – Category:Athletics in Syria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Kaffet i halsen (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

• 03 Oct 2025 – Steve Apple (talk · edit · hist) →Steve Jobs was RfDed by Someone-123-321 (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

• 18 Sep 2025 – File:Sharon ageila.JPG (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3, 4) was FfDed by Explicit (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

• 06 Oct 2025 – List of World Heritage Sites in Arab States (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Easternsahara (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 30 Jan 2025 – Brandon Saad (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Spilia4 (t · c); start discussion
• 22 Sep 2025 – Heinie Jawish (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by BeanieFan11 (t · c) was promoted by Actuall7 (t · c), see discussion

Peer reviews

• 23 Aug 2025 – Syriac Orthodox Church (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Surayeproject3 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 08 Oct 2025 – People's Assembly of Syria (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to People's Assembly (Syria) by Caltine (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes (2025–present) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to SDF–Syria clashes by Freedoxm (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Oct 2025 – Gaza war hostage crisis (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gaza hostage crisis by Candidyeoman55 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 26 Jul 2025 – Damascus steel (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Wootz steel by 185.113.98.63 (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Ugaritic grammar (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ugaritic by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Jun 2025 – Markook (bread) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Saj bread by 176.28.150.183 (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Jun 2025 – Taboon bread (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Tandoor bread by 176.28.150.183 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 19 Sep 2025 – Phoenicia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by FunkMonk (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 Oct 2025 – Draft:66th Divison (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Naimurefad (t · c)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:40th Division (Syrian Army) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Naimurefad (t · c)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:Criminal Investigations Department (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Naimurefad (t · c)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:Minister Of Interior (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Naimurefad (t · c)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:Youssef Helali (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by YoussefHelali (t · c)
• 05 Oct 2025 – Draft:Conference on Kurdish Unity and Cooperation in Western Kurdistan (2025) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MCE89 (t · c)
• 08 Sep 2025 – Draft:Karam Shaar (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Chunkdrys (t · c)
• undated – Draft:Hares Youssef (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
• undated – Draft:Samir and Sargon (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:Nezar al-Hindawi (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Algirr (t · c) was accepted to Nezar al-Hindawi (talk · edit · hist) by Easternsahara (t · c) on 10 Oct 2025

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