Template:Did you know nominations/Occupation of Ma'an

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:47, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Occupation of Ma'an

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1942 British illustration of the disputed region

... that the Occupation of Ma'an is "one of the most confused chapters" of Jordan's history? Source: Shwadran, Benjamin (1959). Jordan: A State of Tension. Council for Middle Eastern Affairs Press. p. 154-157. ISBN 978-1-258-43247-8. and Troeller, Gary (23 October 2013). The Birth of Saudi Arabia: Britain and the Rise of the House of Sa'ud. Routledge. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-135-16198-9.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mrinalini Devi

Created by Onceinawhile (talk) and Selfstudier (talk). Nominated by Onceinawhile (talk) at 08:47, 1 June 2019 (UTC).

Interesting article. You think you know everything about Levantine (or Hejazi!) history and then something like this comes along. The article is well-sourced, long enough, new enough and the QPQ is done. The map appears free and is relevant to the article subject. I believe the hook will pass muster, though personally I think it's too vague—then again, it serves the purpose of enticing readers to click the article link. I did some minor copyeditting. Could you guys standardize the footnotes? You have some inline citations that are full references when they should be abbreviated since there's a Bibliography (notes 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25); Note 23 needs to be fixed. If you're going harvard style, then this should be applied to all the refs (at least those citing books and journals). Since it will be featured on the Mainpage, the current mess should be avoided. Once that's done, I'd be happy to pass. --Al Ameer (talk) 15:10, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you @Al Ameer son: I have gone through and fixed all the references as suggested. Onceinawhile (talk) 16:11, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Great, nice work gentlemen. I can tell from the talk page how well-researched this article was. Cheers, --Al Ameer (talk) 16:14, 2 June 2019 (UTC)