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Russian occupations of Beirut

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• ... that Beirut came under Russian occupation during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774? Source: Persen, William (1955). "The Russian occupations of Beirut, 1772 - 74", p. 275
  • ALT1:... that the Russian occupations of Beirut in 1772 and 1773 marked the first time in over 250 years that Beirut was ruled by a power other than the Ottoman Empire? Source: du Quenoy, Paul (2014). "Arabs under Tsarist Rule: The Russian Occupation of Beirut, 1773–1774", p. 129

Improved to Good Article status by Fitzcarmalan (talk). Self-nominated at 12:16, 19 May 2018 (UTC).

• @Fitzcarmalan: My review is attached below. epicgenius (talk) 01:22, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Other problems: - I prefer ALT1 over ALT0, it's more interesting.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: epicgenius (talk) 01:22, 22 May 2018 (UTC)