Wikipedia:WikiProject Syria

Welcome to WikiProject Syria

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WikiProject Syria (or WP:SY) is a collaborative group and 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: 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 (Arabic: سُورِيَا, romanized: Sūriyā; Kurdish: Sûrî), officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 26 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 56th-most populous and 87th-largest country. Syria 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 northeast 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. The post-independence period was tumultuous, with multiple coups and coup attempts between 1949 and 1971. In 1958, Syria entered a brief pan-Arab union with Egypt, which was terminated following a 1961 coup d'état. The 1963 coup d'état established a one-party Ba'athist state in Syria, which remained under authoritarian rule for decades. After internal coups in 1966 Syrian coup d'état and the Corrective Movement, Hafez al-Assad took power in 1970 and was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad in 2000. Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into the Syrian civil war, causing a major refugee crisis and attracting foreign intervention. In late 2024, opposition offensives captured Damascus and led to the fall of the Assad regime. In March 2025, the Syrian transitional government replaced the Syrian caretaker government under new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa. More on Syria...
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User with notes on the main goals of WikiProject Syria 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).	An inscription in Palmyrene Aramaic 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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Category assessment 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	Good article assessment 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 FL 1 1 FM 8 8 A 3 3 GA 1 7 34 43 1 86 B 22 63 123 214 49 471 C 22 95 217 677 120 1,131 Start 19 71 417 2,092 225 2,824 Stub 21 246 3,503 271 4,041 List 2 13 64 141 9 229 Category 3,733 3,733 Disambig 21 21 File 36 36 Portal 2 2 Project 14 14 Redirect 1 2 27 189 312 531 Template 289 289 NA 1 1 Other 18 18 Assessed 68 275 1,138 6,880 4,434 675 13,470 Unassessed 2 38 40 Total 68 275 1,138 6,882 4,434 713 13,510 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 44,457 Ω = 5.18
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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)  Sentbuddy02 (talk · contribs) 01:46:08, 9 January 2026 (UTC)  NeoSyria (talk · contribs) Originally joined on 20 January 2025, left on 15 March 2025, rejoined on 11 January 2026  Farcazo (talk · contribs) 14 January 2026 EasternShah (talk · contribs) Cloudyplace (talk · contribs) 10:10:21, 7 March 2026 (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 Sentbuddy02 (talk · contribs) 01:46:08, 9 January 2026 (UTC)  - Geography, towns/villages NeoSyria (talk · contribs) 11 January 2026  - Syrian civil war, villages, governorates, governments, Syrian armed forces, foreign relations Farcazo (talk · contribs) 14 January 2026 - Syrian Civil War and armed factions. Cloudyplace (talk · contribs) 10:10:21, 7 March 2026 (UTC)  Syrian villages, towns , districts and subdistricts 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)  NeoSyria (talk · contribs) - 15 March 2025 Member identification Members of WikiProject Syria should place at least 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...	Template assessment 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: Cleanup : Damascus, Aleppo, Homs Expand : Boy Scouts de Syrie, Damascus, Aleppo Timeline of Damascus history NPOV : Golan Heights, Syrian occupation of Lebanon, SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes (2025–present) 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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• 23 Jul 2026 – Battle of Dara (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by A.Cython (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 26 Jul 2026 – 5 September 2016 Syria bombings (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 17 Jul 2026 – Samer Takriti (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Discospinster (t · c) was closed as delete by CactusWriter (t · c) on 24 Jul 2026; see discussion (3 participants)
• 12 Jul 2026 – April 2023 Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c) was closed as merge by Sandstein (t · c) on 20 Jul 2026; see discussion (7 participants)
• 01 Jul 2026 – Hezbollah–Israel war (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LIrala (t · c) was closed as redirect by Cabayi (t · c) on 08 Jul 2026; see discussion (10 participants)
• 25 Jun 2026 – Sara Hesri (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Se7enNationArmy2024 (t · c) was closed (deleted); see discussion (3 participants)
• 25 Jun 2026 – Serene Hesri (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Se7enNationArmy2024 (t · c) was closed (deleted); see discussion (5 participants)
• 25 Jun 2026 – Sophie Hesri (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Se7enNationArmy2024 (t · c) was closed (deleted); see discussion (3 participants)
• 17 Jun 2026 – Kurdistan Students Association (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mariamnei (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 01 Jul 2026; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
• 09 Jun 2026 – Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Grnrchst (t · c) was closed as redirect by Goldsztajn (t · c) on 04 Jul 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

• 06 Jul 2026 – 66th Divison (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – 56th Division (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Drug Enforcement Administration (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Minister of Interior (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Syrian Development Fund (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Supreme Council For Economic Development (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – 118th Division (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Raed al-Arab (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – 107th Brigade (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
• 06 Jul 2026 – Assistant Secretary-General of the Presidency (Syria) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted

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Categories for discussion

• 28 Jul 2026 – Category:Charities based in Syria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Jul 2026 – Category:Syrian former Shia Muslims (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Staraction (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Jul 2026 – Category:Ambassadors of Australia to Syria (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 25 Jun 2026 – Category:Assyrian Syrian writers (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by PresentlySuraye3 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 24 Jun 2026 – Category:Athletics venues in Syria (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by RevelationDirect (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 25 Jul 2026 – Why is there so much violence in the Middle East (talk · edit · hist) →List of modern conflicts in the Middle East was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 27 Jun 2026 – The Boy at the Back of the Class (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Max263 (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Apr 2026 – Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OpalYosutebito (t · c); start discussion
• 25 Apr 2026 – Mary Ajami (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by JJNito197 (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Mar 2026 – Assyrian naming dispute (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PresentlySuraye3 (t · c); start discussion
• 17 Jul 2026 – Battle of Dara (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by A.Cython (t · c) was promoted, see discussion

Requested moves

• 27 Jul 2026 – People's Assembly of Syria (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Syrian People's Assembly by Caltine (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Jul 2026 – Deir ez-Zor Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Deir ez-Zor International Airport by Yeagvr (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Jul 2026 – Byzantine Empire (talk · edit · hist) move request to Eastern Roman Empire by ~2026-40818-43 (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
• 10 Jul 2026 – Islamic State (talk · edit · hist) move request to ISIS (terrorist organization) by ~2026-38391-81 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 09 Jul 2026 – Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria (talk · edit · hist) move request to President of the People's Assembly (Syria) by Eyad0308 (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
• 04 Jul 2026 – Southern Syria clashes (July 2025–present) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Southern Syria clashes (July–September 2025) by Regioncalifornia (t · c) was moved to Southern Syria clashes (July–September 2025) (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 11 Jul 2026; see discussion
• 02 Jul 2026 – Mahmoud Khalil (activist) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Mahmoud Khalil by 1isall (t · c) was moved to Mahmoud Khalil (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
• 27 Jun 2026 – White Helmets (Syrian civil war) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Syrian Civil Defense by Panam2014 (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion

Articles to be split

• 19 Sep 2025 – Phoenicia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by FunkMonk (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 07 Jul 2026 – Draft:2026 Akçamezra Tornado (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by StormL00ver (t · c)
• 18 Jun 2026 – Draft:Muhammad Hasan Hitu (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• 31 May 2026 – Draft:Al Qalam: Poets in the Park (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Glen Kalem-Habib (t · c)
• 19 May 2026 – Draft:Adam Mestyan (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ~2026-30122-36 (t · c)
• 12 May 2026 – Draft:Abdul-Hakim Shubat (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jihadpl (t · c)
• 30 Jun 2026 – Draft:Umayyad Army (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by العالم العامل (t · c) was accepted to Umayyad Army (talk · edit · hist) by Wikiman2230 (t · c) on 17 Jul 2026

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