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Abu Dhabi

I've listed this article for peer review because… I was want ideas on how to improve it, before I submit it for a good article nomination.

Thanks, Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 21:14, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Comments

• It is not always clear when you are referring to the city and when to the Emirate. For example "Abu Dhabi accounts for about two-thirds of the roughly $400-billion United Arab Emirates economy." In the source this appears to refer to the Emirate, in the article to the city. I would suggest distinguishing by not just saying Abu Dhabi, but "the city of Abu Dhabi" or "the city", and similarly "the Emirate of Abu Dhabi" or "the Emirate".
• Some sections, such as 'First oil discoveries' appear to be about the Emirate without any explanation of how they affected the city.
• All queries such as the "timeframe?" in the last paragraph of the lead need to be dealt with before nominating for GA.
• There are a number of dead links. These need to be removed and replaced.
• Citations of books should always specify page numbers, but these are missing, e.g. in refs 8 and 10.
• Most of the article is referenced, but some not, such as the last part of 'Trucial coast'. All needs to be referenced.
• "Abu Dhabi is the fourth most expensive city for expatriate employees in the region[timeframe?], and in 2014 was the 68th most expensive big city in the world" This is out of date. The source has 2015, with Abu Dhabi the 3rd most expensive in the region and 33rd in the world. Also it would be more helpful to readers to spell out Middle East rather than saying "the region".
• History. I was confused how much of this is about the city and how much about the wider area of th Emirate.
• " evidence that points to civilizations" This sounds curiously vague. I would say something clearer such as "Civilisations going back to the 3rd millennium BCE have been found in the city by archaeological investigation."
• As there is no separate article on the ancient history of the city, I would suggest going into greater detail on the subject (or creating a separate article about it).
• "According to Bilal al-Budoor, assistant under-secretary for Cultural Affairs" An assistant under-secretary is not a reliable source for history.
• "This is arguably one of the most important architectural treasures of contemporary UAE society—and one of the most opulent in the world." This is WP:POV, and should be expressed more neutrall or cited as the opinion of a named authority.
• "Served by high oil prices" This is out of date. This section of the article needs updating.
• " As with other parts of the UAE, foreign workers are not given proper treatment and many companies (both government and private) have yet to improve things." This POV, and needs to be given as the view of a person or organisation and referenced.
• "Abu Dhabi also ranks as the 67th most expensive city in the world, and the second most in the region behind Dubai." This contradicts the lead, and cites and out of date source.
• "The crude birth rate, as of 2005, was 13.6%, while the crude death rate was about 2%." This is meaningless - 13.6% of what? - and not supported by the source.
• 'Transportation' This section has been marked as out of date since October 2013.
• This is an interesting article, but it needs a good deal more work. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:09, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

@Dudley Miles: Thanks for your comments, they are in depth and very useful. I hope to implement them and improve the article. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 20:51, 10 August 2016 (UTC)