Talk:Crushed Rock, Mpape

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:31, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that the Crushed Rock quarry supplied material for the construction of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria? "The area around Mpape, which means "rock" in the local Gwari language, supplied much of the stone used to transform Abuja from a small village in the 1980s into the country's capital city." from: "Mpape Crushed Rock: Nigerians flock to new Abuja beauty spot". BBC News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  • ALT1:... that the Crushed Rock quarry near Abuja, Nigeria is now a popular tourist destination? "An abandoned quarry in Nigeria has become a tourist hotspot from: "Mpape Crushed Rock: Nigerians flock to new Abuja beauty spot". BBC News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:00, 12 December 2020 (UTC).

• article is new enough (barely) long enough, reasonably well written and referenced. Free from copyvio. Hooks both verified and interesting enough, I'd say. QPQ waiting. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:39, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the review Eddie891, I've since done a QPQ at Template:Did you know nominations/William Miller (doorkeeper) - Dumelow (talk) 06:32, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

GTG Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:18, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

So, what does it look like?

How about a photo or pic ? 2600:8800:785:9400:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 02:06, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Great & Epic Gemmedia2021 (talk) 11:17, 15 July 2021 (UTC)