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Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 20:58, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid Vilayet → Vilayet of the Archipelago – per WP:COMMONNAME and Wikipedia:USEENGLISH

"Vilayet of the Archipelago" -Llc 30results
"Vilayet of the Archipelago" -Llc (1960-2011) 9 results
"Archipelago Vilayet" -Llc 25 results
"Archipelago Vilayet" -Llc (1960-2011) 3 results
"Vilayet of Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid" -Llc 1 result
"Vilayet of Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid" -Llc (1960-2011) 1 result

-- Takabeg (talk) 21:46, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Move and make sure there is a redirect at Vilayet of the Archipelago D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:58, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I prefer the format of "Vilayet of X", but hesitated to chose it, because I saw titles of other article related with vilayet. Actually the format of "Vilayet of X" is major in sources. Takabeg (talk) 23:07, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Name[edit]

So is this really the most common English translation? It seems pretty infelicitous, given that the "White Sea" was the Mediterranean, not the Aegean, and the province included Cyprus. — LlywelynII 19:28, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fwiw, "Vilayet of the Islands of the White Sea" -Llc returns 23 results, including ones from the period. — LlywelynII 19:31, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]