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Philip the Arab

According to Bowersock, Roman Arabia, p.122 : "Philip was an Arab from the city Shahbaa, at the edge of the Leja's near the western slopes of the Jebel Druuz"

And the Wiki article claims that the Syrian emperor was called "Arab" because he was born in the Roman province only. Irfan Shahid also supports that the man was of Arabian background. (and some others)GoulGoul1 (talk) 21:13, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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2016 Year in Review

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		For your contributions to the Featured Article Hasan al-Kharrat, you are hereby presented with the WikiChevrons. Congratulations! For the Military history WikiProject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 06:24, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

@TomStar81: Thanks buddy, happy new year! --Al Ameer (talk) 20:16, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Battle of Khazir

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Battle of Khazir you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of ErrantX -- ErrantX (talk) 21:01, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

2 DYKs??

Ni'ilya and Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya both qualifies as DYKs presently, however, they both still have the Coord missing...If you could fix that, and possibly nominate them, it would be great. Say, "Did you know.... that the depopulated Palestinian villages of Ni'ilya and Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya both were mentioned in the 1596 Ottoman dafter?" Huldra (talk) 22:08, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for expanding these @Huldra:. Just nominated them, but I'm not too confident about the hook. If you think of any alternatives, let me know. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 23:55, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Ok, do you know the longitude and latitude of these villages? Huldra (talk) 23:59, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

So called rojava

Happy New Year. I would like to draw your attention to the invention of new names for regions and towns in norther Syria. I have started a discussion here and would love to get your comments. Thanks. Amr ibn Kulthoumعمرو بن كلثوم (talk) 01:15, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Nizar Nayyouf

	Thanks for your help, it's a...
	...Misplaced Pages Good Article!! Shearonink (talk) 19:29, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Battle of Khazir

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Citations

When you cite books you need to specify the title of the book, as well as the author and page number. it also helps to specify the edition.-- Toddy1 (talk) 22:10, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Khazir

On 15 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Khazir, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar killed Umayyad commander Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Khazir? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Khazir), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 00:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar

On 15 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar killed Umayyad commander Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Khazir? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 00:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	I just cant thank you enough for the work you do around here which has greatly expanded Misplaced Pages's coverage of the Middle East history. I really enjoyed reading about Marwan I, a man who ruled for a short period, but achieved so much. Attar-Aram syria (talk) 02:43, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

@Attar-Aram syria: Much appreciated my friend and believe me, the feeling is mutual. Best of luck with Zenobia ;) Cheers, --Al Ameer (talk) 02:55, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Hasan al-Kharrat scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Hasan al-Kharrat article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 31 January 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/January 31, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:30, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Salīhids

On 18 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Salīhids, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Salīhids, an Arab Christian tribe, preceded the Ghassanids as the main Arab federates of the Byzantine Empire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salīhids. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Salīhids), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 12:01, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Ramadan al-Shallash and copyedits

Hello, it is good to see expansion has started on User:Al Ameer son/Ramadan al-Shallash. Are you happy for me to tweak the wording while it is still in userspace, or would you prefer I wait until it is in mainspace? MPS1992 (talk) 19:53, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

@MPS1992: That would be great. I got way off track, as I'm wont to do, but decided to tackle this draft now because al-Kharrat is slated to appear on the Main Page soon. I'm about to expand it considerably in the coming hour. Please feel free to copyedit whenever you like. Cheers! --Al Ameer (talk) 20:53, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Request!

Hello Al Ameer son, can you improve the introduction of Arabs article, I've added the sources for the ethnic group, but the introduction need to be improved. Regards--Marlo Jonesa (talk) 03:09, 22 January 2017 (UTC)