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Kurdish on the infobox

I don't see the point of adding Kurdish to the English article, even so its the second most talked language in Syria, we dont see this in mostly any other country. ~2026-13754-09 (talk) 23:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but Kurdish is recognized as a national language, see RfC above. Syria is not Turkey, and Syria is not Iraq. ^NeoSyria\Freedoxm (talk · contribs) 02:10, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It has been recognised as a co-official language by President Ahmed al-Shaara. Why shouldn't it be in the infobox then?

In my opinion, Kurdish should be included, starting with the Kurdish name of the Syrian Arab Republic: Komara Erebî ya Sûriyê. JohnMcEwan20 (talk) 05:34, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

see this RfC, there was no consensus. Until then, Kurdish will not belong on the top of the infobox until I can start a new RfC to clarify everything. ^NeoSyria\Freedoxm (talk · contribs) 05:37, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. JohnMcEwan20 (talk) 05:47, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Please allow me to do some edit to develop and correcting the article Json brudy (talk) 09:57, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you. (I will, if they follow the rules.) ―Maltazarian ^{(talk $\lor$ investigate)} 11:23, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hatay

Why is it still mentioed if there is no claim? Also it's not Hatay province as whole, but like 3/4. There were few districts added to Hatay after its annexation. Beshogur (talk) 12:54, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It's still mentioned because the status of Hatay's relinquishment is unclear; So far, the government has implied that it doesn't claim Hatay via new governmental agency logos, but the government hasn't made a formal announcement declaring relinquishment. ^NeoSyria\Freedoxm (talk · contribs) 05:39, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@NeoSyria: how many regime changes did Syria have since Turkey annexed Hatay? I don't think there is like any dispute or a claim right now. If it's unclear, it shouldn't be on the infobox. Misleading information. Beshogur (talk) 14:24, 26 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@NeoSyria: you're literally edit warring over WP:OR. there's something there, as implied by the map is not a valid reason. Revert it and avoid further drama. Beshogur (talk) 12:06, 26 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It is not "edit-warring", I haven't reverted twice within 24 hours, therefore, I won't be reverting it. However, if you revert after some time, I won't revert back again. ^NeoSyria\Freedoxm (talk · contribs) 18:54, 26 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I mean it's still edit warring. It's literally original research. Isn't Golan heights de jure Syrian territory? Hatay is de jure Turkish territory[1] and there is no indication that Syria still claims it. Beshogur (talk) 23:13, 26 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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"with large communities in Damascus, Aleppo, and Qamishii.[353]" Please change grammatical error to Qamishli.

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Gamalny (talk) 20:19, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Day Creature (talk) 00:12, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Gamalny (talk) 14:57, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]