Talk:Khalij (Cairo)
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Initial notes
[edit]This topic is of course related to Canal of the Pharaohs, its predecessor, but given that for most of its history the Cairo canal was very different in nature and function from the ancient canal (whose function is closer to the Suez Canal today) and that reliable (English) sources consistently call it the Khalij and not anything else, it seemed more useful in the long-term to just create a new article about the Khalij, focusing on its role in the history of Cairo.
I picked "(Cairo)" as the disambiguator in the title, but there may be other options for disambiguation that editors prefer. Suggestions and feedback are welcome. R Prazeres (talk) 03:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 17:34, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- ... that the Khalij, an ancient canal in Cairo, was replaced by a boulevard in the 1890s?
Source: Abu-Lughod (1971), Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious, p. 134
(See also: Davies (2018), "Bur Sa'id, Share'" in A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo [1])
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Five-Pavilion Bridge
- Comment: I'm open to adjustments on wording. I've written "1890s" instead of a specific year because various sources date the filling of the canal to 1896, 1897, or 1898 (see article and additional citations there) and the second source here indicates it took place over a few years.
Created by R Prazeres (talk). Self-nominated at 21:52, 29 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Khalij (Cairo); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
article is long enough, recently created and within policy. The hook is short enough and interesting. QPQ is done. Everything looks good. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:29, 13 March 2024 (UTC)