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Former good article nomineeSyria was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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March 27, 2009Good article nomineeNot listed
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Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2024

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"Please change Muhammad to Prophet Muhammad" Gvijay23 (talk) 02:24, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Per MOS:MUHAMMAD, "prophet" is generally not used in articles. Jamedeus (talk) 07:40, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki standards

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English Wikipedia generally applies the transliteration and spelling standards developed by English-language scholars and academics. This is certainly the case with historical terms, while current terms may be spelled according to official policy in the respective country. The scholarly norms have evolved over time and are well founded.

The common academic name spelling in English requires the definite article (al, etc.) and "son of" (ibn) to be written small, unless it occurs at the beginning of a sentence. The article must be followed by a hyphen. Examples:

I know some perceive it as irreverential, but it's not meant to be and it is the common practice. If administrative units (national governments, regional or municipal authorities) decree a different English spelling as normative, this concerns only the individual names to which the decrees apply, and the modern administrative units, not the historical or archaeological sites.

Thank you. Arminden (talk) 14:01, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2024

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206.188.43.165 (talk) 23:09, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 23:33, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2024

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Can I add a acronym for Syrian Arab Republic its SAR just like the Islamic Republic of Iran has IRI 172.103.185.101 (talk) 01:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 02:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Largest City

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I don't think the infobox should have removed Aleppo as the Largest City considering the Demographics section still lists it as the largest city. I recognize my own bias in my own desire for Aleppo not to be listed as the largest city as it is not currently controlled by Assad's forces so I don't want to directly make edits on this, but I think it is unacademic to have this discrepancy in the article. Sir Ross (talk) 15:53, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On second look, I realized the Demographics section is from a 2004 Census. In this case, I instead think that we should use the estimates on the respective pages for Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, etc. Sir Ross (talk) 15:56, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]