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Xankəndi

after September conflicts in Qarabağ this city is controling by Azerbijan so we should change the name of article Abolfazlyashar (talk) 16:45, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Azerbaijani army hasn't entered the city proper yet and the flag hasn't been raised as it happened recently e.g. in Aghdara. This says that until 2025 Khankendi will host Russian peacekeepers and the city will be governed on a mixed basis, with no Azerbaijani police yet. I think we should wait a bit until the city is brought under full Azerbaijani control. Brandmeister^talk 16:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is sufficient. Emreculha (talk) 15:34, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Azerbaijani army entered the proper city and the flag of Azerbaijan has been raised in Khankendi. Azerbaijani polices are the olny policing force that police the Khankendi city currently. The Khankendi city is now under full Azerbaijani control. The building of

the so-called "Ministry of Internal Affairs" of the separatist regime in Karabakh is under full Azerbaijani control. [https:// t.co /swmKaklrJp Video of Azerbaijani police in central Khankendi]. The terrorist separatist regime dissolved itself. Azerbaijan has full control. The name of the city must be changed from Stepanakert to Khankendi.78.164.52.103 (talk) 06:34, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Али2008 (talk) 09:46, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Здравствуйте! Город Ханкенди является Азербайджанской территорией, видь НКР никто не признал, пожалуйста опишите его частью Азербайджанской Республики"

Али2008 (talk) 09:46, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please write in english, and please provide reliable sources to support your change if you would like to change the name of a city. Seawolf35 (talk) 17:47, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Name of article

Why still name of article is Stepanakert? It is already in a control of Azerbaijan. It is not Stepanakert. It should be changed to Khankendi -- Əhməd Qurbanov (talk) 21:21, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You’re welcome to formally request a move if you wish (for instructions, please see Wikipedia:Requested moves).

In my personal opinion, the current name would probably end up being kept on the grounds of WP:COMMONNAME.

RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 21:43, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are several names of cities that had their name changed in the past few decades, and their names were changed in wikipedia. Several in the 2000s one as recently as 2019. And wikipedia changed the name, lets stay consistent here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_name_changes?useskin=vector Midgetman433 (talk) 11:45, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Вопрос

А почему Степанакерт, видь город называется "Ханкенди"? Али2008 (talk) 19:15, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Привет,

Пжлст прочитайте наш стандарт WP:COMMONNAME. Англиязычные СМИ его обычно зовут «Степанакерт», поэтому, на ВП тоже зовем так. спс, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:24, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Здравствуйте, вы же говорите что Крым это Украина? Так Карабах тоже Азербайджан, запад поддерживает же Украину, почему нас не поддерживают? Армения в ОДКБ, а Азербайджан в сессии НАТО и ЕС. Али2008 (talk) 19:35, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

На английском ВП, статус мест в международном праве — не решающий фактор, когда мы решаем о географических именах.

Пока англоязычные обычно зовут место «А», ВП должен звать его «А», и не «Б».

Иногда происходит, что результат дискуссии — «политкорректное» имя, а обычно все хорошо.

Вам можно найти больше информации здесь)

Спс, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 23:19, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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217.76.13.38 (talk) 06:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is Armenia Artsax. Stepanakert

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. Cannolis (talk) 06:20, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Republic of Artsakh map

In my opinion, there is no valid reason to have the Republic of Artsakh map in the article since the republic has de-facto dissolved and the city is under the Azerbaijani control. I did not want to edit the article before knowing your opinions. EloquentEditor (talk) 12:18, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Name of Khankendi

Dear @RadioactiveBoulevardier, I followed your arguments in the discussion article. There are issues you are right about. However, there are also controversial issues in this (Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)) article.

1 When a widely accepted English name, in a modern context, exists for a place, we should use it. (Stepanakert is Armenian, Khankendi is Azerbaijani). There is no English name to verify to this city. (There is no option like Munich- Munchen) (Kindly check Rule: English name)

2 You said that English media use the name "Stepanakert". However, both names are used in the sources. VOA News 1 , VOA News 2, The Times 1, Times 2, Reuters, AP

3 For modern country names, The World Factbook maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency is current and continuously updated , The name of this city written as a Khankendi in CIA World Factbook Map Source (Kindly check Rule: Widely accepted name, art. #7)

4 Until 1991, the name of the city of St. Petersburg was "Leningrad". It was also mentioned that way in British sources. The Soviet Union collapsed, the city's name was changed to St. Petersburg. Why wasn't Leningrad used despite the legal change?

In addition to these arguments, the city is completely under Azerbaijani control. The lands in question are considered Azerbaijani territory by the United Nations. (Kindly check city names of Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus).

For the above reasons, I recommend changing the name of the page to Khankendi. Emreculha (talk) 22:14, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is also the principle of Wikipedia:COMMONNAME, Stepanakert is the most commonly used name of the city and the name that it’s 75,000 residents used for it until very recently so that’s why it’s the article title. TagaworShah (talk) 22:17, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there is any logical relationship between naming and population. The cities of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are calls with Turkish names by their inhabitants. Please indicate the source for the article you are talking about (Especially against cl. #3). If Wikipedia's criteria are going to contradict each other, there is no point in discussing it anyway.Emreculha (talk) 22:28, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]