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== Milestones == |
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | http://ar.wikipedia.org/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
The Arabic Wikipedia (Template:Lang-ar Wīkībīdyā al-ʿArabiyya or ويكيبيديا، الموسوعة الحرة Wīkībīdyā, al-Mawsūʿa al-Ḥurra) is the Arabic language version of Wikipedia. It started on 9 July 2003. As of August 2009, it has over 100,000 articles, 530,000 pages, 210,000 registered users and 6400 files. The Arabic Wikipedia is currently the 27th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and is the first Semitic language to exceed 100,000 articles.[1]
The design of the Arabic Wikipedia differs somewhat from other Wikipedias. Most notably, since Arabic is written right-to-left, the location of links is a mirror image of those Wikipedias in languages written left-to-right. Also, the background uses a traditional Arabic geometric tessellation pattern in place of the standard look.
Blocking
The Arabic Wikipedia has been blocked in Syria with no official reasons given by the Syrian government.[2][3] The block began on April 30, 2008 while all other language versions of Wikipedia remain unblocked and freely accessible. This block continued until February 13, 2009, where the block on the Arabic Wikipedia was suddenly lifted by the Syrian government, again without any official notification on why it was blocked in the first place. Wikimedia continues to be blocked, which causes all images on Wikipedia (in all languages) to be unavailable.
Criticism
- One journalist claimed that the 2008 Wikimania in Cairo concluded that Arabic Wikipedia was the weakest of all of the Wikipedias.[4]
Milestones
- Arabic Wikipedia was launched in late August/early September 2001 yet due to Mediawiki software migration, the oldest surviving edit dates back to 9 July 2003.
- Article number 10,000 was نكاف (Mumps) created on 25 December 2005.
- Article number 50,000 was جامعة تكساس مدرسة الطب في هيوستن (University of Texas Medical Branch) created on December 31, 2007.
- Article number 75,000 was ترتيب الصحارى من حيث المساحة (List of deserts by area) created on 30 August 2008.
- Article number 100,000 was المعهد العالي للفنون والحرف بقابس (University of Gabès Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts) created on 25 May, 2009.
See also
References
- ^ List of Wikipedias by number of articles
- ^ Institute for War and Peace Reporting. "Syrian youth break through internet blocks". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|datepublished=ignored (help) - ^ Template:Ar icon Arabic Wikipedia Disappears From The Internet in Syria
- ^ http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/82753
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