Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Sahara

WikiProject Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
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This is a WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!

The WikiProject Western Sahara has been formed to better organize information and edits in articles related to Western Sahara and the related government in exile, the (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). It is a collaboration about the region Western Sahara, the government the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and the native population of the Sahara, the Sahrawis. It was initiated on December 30, 2005, by Justin (koavf). If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Scope[edit]

Western Sahara is an obscure region, and needs to have the attention that other countries get by virtue of their population and importance in geopolitics. To that end, this project has the following goals:

Standardize terminology related to Western Sahara/SADR.
Enforce neutrality on issues related to the conflict.
Explain the established facts on the region and conflict: cultural, historical, and political.
Bring to light the newest information on developments in the territory and the refugee camps in Tindouf.

Structure[edit]

There is no hierarchical structure to the project; please edit articles as you see fit. The to-do list and general goals are below. Please add any changes that you find germane to this page. If you would like guidance, please post on my Talk page.

Hierarchy definition[edit]

This is neither strictly under the WikiProject Countries, nor the WikiProject Unrecognized countries, as the SADR is recognized by dozens of governments.

Goals[edit]

Standardize terminology related to Western Sahara/SADR Ensure that pages use the terms "Western Sahara", "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic", "Sahrawi", and "Polisario" correctly.
- "Western Sahara" is a territory in Africa. It was formerly known as "Spanish Sahara", and is made up of Río de Oro and Saguia el-Hamra. This region is known as the Southern Provinces in Moroccan literature; see also Prefectures and provinces of Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco does not administer the entirety of the territory; the remainder is known to Polisario and sympathizers as the Free Zone. Please not that many sources will use the term "Western Sahara" to refer to the government the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic."
- "Sahrawi (Saharawi) Arab Democratic Republic" is a government in exile which claims the entirety of Western Sahara, but only administers what it refers to as the Free Zone. Their headquarters are in Tindouf, Bir Lehlou and Tifariti (former and actual temporary capitals). All members of the SADR are also members of the Polisario Front.
- "Sahrawi" (alternately spelled many ways), an Arabic term meaning literally "inhabitant of the Sahara" is a population. Of mixed Arab and Berber descent, the claim descent from the Beni Hassan, a Yemeni tribe. They are divided into several tribal sub-groups and inter-tribal warfare was periodic until the 20th century. The Polisario has worked on nation building, that is, creating a common sense of ethnic identity, in seeking to move common identity from tribe to non-tribal nationalism, but tribalism is still present and some Sahrawis emphasize their tribal identity more than others.
- "Polisario (Front)" is a nationalist group that was created to expel Spanish colonizers using guerrilla warfare. When Spain abandoned the territory in 1976, the Polisario focused their attention on Mauritanian and Moroccan forces attempting to partition and annex the territory. They have not conducted organized acts of violence since the United Nations mediated a cease-fire in 1991. Not all members of Polisario are members of the SADR.
Enforce neutrality on issues related to the conflict Issues relating to sovereignty can be difficult to discuss in objective terms. In many such conflicts, there is an intersection of several issues related to, and including, racism, irredentism, separatism, colonization, decolonization, national pride, patriotism, nationalism, and simple political bias. As such, make sure that all your edits and all edits that you see other users make regarding Western Sahara are neutral.
Explain the established facts on the region and conflict: cultural, historical, and political Western Sahara is an obscure topic in the English-speaking world, and it's difficult to find information about the conflict, and to understand or integrate this information. Some facts are not in dispute, and it is generally best to add these facts to the relevant articles on Wikipedia. For facts that are not in dispute, it is not necessary to habitual present all possible points-of-view on how they relate to all established facts, but it is desirable to represent mainstream opinions in the interest of neutrality.
Bring to light the newest information on developments in the territory and the refugee camps in Tindouf Please always remember to cite your sources. If you have Internet links, this is especially easy. If you can't integrate your source into the article itself, at the very least, add an explanation to the Talk page.

Participants[edit]

Active members[edit]

To join WikiProject Western Sahara, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

Justin (koavf)
ustad abu gosok (talk · contribs) 00:17:09, 8 July 2020 (UTC) [reply]
Tidjani Saleh (talk · contribs) 17:12:19, 15 January 2022 (UTC) [reply]
SahrawiGuy (talk · contribs) 13:05:14, 5 August 2022 (UTC) [reply]

Former members[edit]

Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

Buaidh (talk · contribs) 15:49:19, 3 May 2019 (UTC) [reply]

Member identification[edit]

Members of WikiProject Western Sahara should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Western Sahara participants.

Wikitext

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where used

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{{Template:User WikiProject Western Sahara}}

This user is a participant in WikiProject Western Sahara.

linked pages

{{Template:User WP Western Sahara}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Western Sahara.

linked pages

{{Template:User WP Western Sahara|invite}}

This user invites you to join
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linked pages

For other Western Sahara user templates see Category:Western Sahara user templates.

Projects[edit]

Maps
- If anyone has maps that they can scan or create to add to articles, that would be most helpful.
Pictures
- Please add pictures to articles as you find them. If someone has the time or inclination, it would be excellent to add pictures from NASA, as they are unlicensed.
Re-directs
- Since many people, places, and things related to Western Sahara were originally named in Arabic, there will be differences in transliteration. If you can assist, please make re-directs that go to the proper article. For instance, the following articles:
  - SaHarāwī
  - SaHarāwīs
  - SaHrāwī
  - SaHrāwīs
  - Saharaoui
  - Saharaouis
  - Saharoui
  - Saharouis
  - Saharui
  - Saharuis
  - Sahraoui
  - Sahraouis
  - Sahraui
  - Sahrauis
  - Sahrawis
all re-direct to Sahrawi.

Image requests[edit]

In addition to posting your image requests here, on the talk page(s) of the subject(s), and on the Wikimedia Commons (Commons:Commons:Picture requests), please also post them at es:Wikipedia:Imágenes solicitadas on the Spanish Wikipedia. If you do not know Spanish, you can ask someone at es:Wikipedia:Embajadas to help you. And in addition please post them at fr:Wikipédia:Atelier photographique on the French Wikipedia. If you do not know French, you can ask someone at fr:Wikipédia:Bistro_des_non-francophones/en to help you.

Tasks[edit]

Here are the sorts of tasks that you can do to assist with this project. Please choose any of the following, based on your level of expertise and commitment.

Create: These are articles germane to the situation in Western Sahara that have yet to be created. Even if you know very little about the topic, start up one - something is better than nothing.
Expand: This is for short articles (called "stubs") that need more info. Add text, pictures, links, or anything else that can enhance a readers' knowledge of the subject. There is a category for such articles.
Cleanup: Sometimes, articles are made in haste, and they contain spelling, grammatical, mathematical, and/or factual errors. These articles have a good start, but they need more structure to the information presented.
Disputes: Such articles have information that is a matter of debate. You can help out by offering solutions and alternatives, re-wording controversial passages, or taking part in proper votes.
Cite: When information is suspect, an editor will request that someone else cite the source for the claim made. If you can provide one, please insert a link, or reference to a book or other external, verifiable source. Keep in mind that something unverifiable (e.g. original research) is not satisfactory.
Votes: A vote can be requested for several reasons: articles, templates, and categories, may need to be renamed, merged, or deleted. Voice your opinion on controversial matters by taking part in votes.
Merge: If two articles have similar material, it may be appropriate to combine the two. If you are capable of combining two separate articles, please consult the relevant talk pages to see what the consensus is, or simply add your two cents there.
Update: Some articles will necessarily need to be updated constantly, or there may be breaking news regarding a certain topic. If you have access to verifiable information, please add it to out-of-date articles, and don't forget to cite your sources, at least by mentioning them on the talk page or your edit summary if nothing else.
Images: For (almost) any article that describes a person or place, a picture is helpful. Try to find sources that are copyright-free (such as NASA) for quick, easy repositories for images. In the case of locations, consider creating a map.
Wikify: Articles at this stage of development need very little assistance, and one thing that you can do is go to the article and create links to all of the other topics that another user may find interesting. This can mean adding links to the text within an article, creating or expanding a "See also" or "External links" list at the end of the article. Keep in mind that it is generally not desirable to create a link for every year or century mentioned in an article.
Critique: If an article becomes well-written enough that it could be a featured article, please read it over with a critical eye, looking for any objectionable passages, claims that are not substantiated, or any omissions that could be expanded. If you can't do this peer review yourself, please request that someone else does.
Review: This is the last step toward becoming a featured article. Please make a request for an article to be featured on the Main Page, and join in the discussion about other candidates.
Translate: If you have any skills at translation, please either integrate information from other language Wikipedias into this one, or take information from this Wikipedia, and put in into others. Particularly useful Wikipedias will probably be the Arabic, French, and Spanish ones. Also, please take articles written here and translate them into simple English for that Wikipedia.
Watch: There are certain articles that need to be watched since they are most important to other users understanding the conflict in Western Sahara, and bias is easily introduced into these. Please add the following pages to your Watchlist:

Others may be added as they become contentious, or are about breaking news events.

On-going tasks: Even when all of this is done, there is always something to add or edit on Wikipedia. Such on-going tasks are listed above.

The following is the to-do table. Feel free to add it to your user page by putting in the following code: {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Western Sahara/to do}}

Western Sahara WikiProject To-do list (watch • edit • discuss)

Create: Abd Mohamed Yahia · Ahmed Bensouda · Akbarali Thobhani · Angra de Cintra · Anthony Pazzanita · Archaeology of Western Sahara · Bay of the West · Bir Enxaren · Bir Nzaran · Brahim Salem Zarug · COMINOR · Colonial heads of Río de Oro · Colonial heads of Saguia el-Hamra · Colonial heads of Spanish Sahara · Day of the Disappeared · Erik Jensen · Guelb Lahmar · Hagunía · Hamma Salama · Imilili · Independence Day (Western Sahara) · International Association of Jurists for Western Sahara · José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero · Law of Western Sahara · Leyoad · Mohamed Habib Mamia · Mohamed Kaid Salem Souelman · Mohamed Salem Ould Salek · Mohamed Sidati · Municipalities of Western Sahara · Ouaddadi Ahmed Heiba · Political divisions of Western Sahara · Punta Dunford · Reguibat al-Sahel · Reguibat al-Sharq · Religion in Western Sahara · Río de Oro dama gazelle · Sáhara, Tierra Mía · Sociedad de Africanistas y Colonistas · Songs of the Saharan Women · UESARIO · U.S.-Western Sahara Foundation · Umm Delila · United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2229 · United Nations General Assembly Resolution 41/60 · Western Sahara and the United Nations · Wise Men's Committee · Zini Mountains
Expand: .eh · Abdelkader Taleb Oumar · Agounit · Ahmed Dlimi · Ain Ben Tili · Al Mahbes · Allal al-Fassi · Amgala · Auserd · Awserd refugee camp · Beni Hassan · Bir Gandus · Bir Lehlou · Bou Craa · Cape Bojador · Coat of Arms of Western Sahara · Communications in Western Sahara · Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic · Daira de Bojador · Dakhla, Western Sahara · Dakhla refugee camp · Demographics of Western Sahara · Economy of Western Sahara · El Aaiun refugee camp · El Marsa, Western Sahara · Farsia · Framework Agreement · Geography of Western Sahara · Guelta Zemmur · Habib Boukhreis · Houston Agreement · Human rights in Western Sahara · Lagouira · Lamtuna · Lemseid · Mahfoud Ali Beiba · Mohamed Ali El Admi · Mohamed Elmoutaoikil · Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed · Mohamed Wali Akeik · Mohammed Daddach · Movement for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab · Music of Western Sahara · Oulad Bou Sbaa · Oulad Delim · President of Western Sahara · Prime Minister of Western Sahara · Rabouni refugee camp · Ras Nouadhibou · Reguibat · Río de Oro · Saguia el-Hamra · Scouting in Western Sahara · Sahrauis: The Music of the Western Sahara · Sidi Ahmed al-Rgibi · Smara · Smara refugee camp · Southern Provinces · Spanish Sahara · Starry Nights in Western Sahara · Tajakant · Tekna · Tichla · Tifariti · Tiris al-Gharbiyya · UGTSARIO · UJSARIO · UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 · UNMS · Zemla Intifada
Cleanup: -
Disputes: Sahrawi
Cite: Sahrawi
Votes: -
Merge: -
Update: Brahim Mojtar · Mohamed Salama Badi · Oubi Buchraya Bachir · Sahrawi People's Liberation Army · Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)
Images: Polisario Front · Tindouf
Wikify: -
Critique: -
Review: -
Translate: -
Watch: Western Sahara · Morocco · Prefectures and provinces of Morocco · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
On-going tasks: Maps, pictures, re-directs
See the list of requests
Request a Western Sahara-related article

Assessment[edit]

Recognized content[edit]

Western Sahara articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA				17			17
GA				14			14
B	5	4	1	11		3	24
C	15	7	4	43		21	90
Start	15	17	33	175		131	371
Stub		1	10	83		67	161
List	1	2	5	11		11	30
Category				1	434		435
Disambig					5		5
File				1	64		65
Portal					27		27
Project					28		28
Redirect	3			5	321		329
Template				2	71		73
Other					2		2
Assessed	39	31	53	363	952	233	1,671
Unassessed						2	2
Total	39	31	53	363	952	235	1,673
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 3,281			Ω = 4.85

Some articles on Western Sahara are more vital to an understanding of the region than others. Some are currently better written than others. The assessment portion of the WikiProject aims to give rankings to the relative importance and quality of Western Sahara-related articles.

See the assessment.

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Western Sahara articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles[edit]

Good articles[edit]

Former good articles[edit]

Did you know? articles[edit]

In the News articles[edit]

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections[edit]

Adopt an article[edit]

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.

Articles you'd like to see written (please place newest articles at the top):

(Name) (Date) - (Explanation) Adopted by (User) on (Date)

Wikipedia articles on Western Sahara[edit]

Articles:[edit]

New Wikipedia articles related to Western Sahara[edit]

Please feel free to list your new Western Sahara-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.

Templates[edit]

Project[edit]

{{WikiProject Africa|Western Sahara=yes|Western Sahara-importance=|class=|importance=}} - Please see WikiProject Africa for more information on the template, as well as assessment information.

Stub[edit]

Userboxes[edit]

{{User WikiProject Western Sahara}}

This user is a participant in WikiProject Western Sahara.

{{WSWP-Member}}

This user is a member of the Western Sahara WikiProject, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of Western Sahara (SADR) on Wikipedia.

{{WSWP-Member2}}

This user is a member of the Western Sahara WikiProject, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of Western Sahara on Wikipedia.

{{WSWP-Member3}}

This user is a member of the Western Sahara WikiProject, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of Western Sahara on Wikipedia.

Other[edit]

{{SADR}}

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

{{ESH}}

Western Sahara

Categories[edit]

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Organisations based in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Polisario Front

Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Society of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Tifariti

Images[edit]

Lists[edit]

Portals[edit]

Wikipedia surveys[edit]

Ad hoc surveys[edit]

Ongoing Wikipedia surveys[edit]

Requested moves:
Requests for Comments:

Votes for deletion[edit]

Votes for deletion (Article deletion):
Votes for undelete (Article undeletion}:
Templates for deletion:
Categories for deletion:
Images for deletion:
Redirects for deletion:

WikiProject Deletion sorting[edit]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting is a new effort that attempts to classify various articles nominated for votes for deletion by major categories. The Western Sahara-related articles at VFD are listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Western Sahara.

Requests[edit]

Resources[edit]

Western Sahara Meetups[edit]

Archives[edit]

#1

Related WikiProjects and other pages[edit]

Parentage[edit]

Descendant WikiProjects[edit]

No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.

Related WikiProjects[edit]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Anti-war - the Polisario have sought diplomatic means to establish their state, and have kept a cease-fire for the past 15 years.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Arab-Israeli conflict - Sahrawis are Arabs, and the situation of the Palestinians is seen by the Polisario Front to parallel theirs.
Wikipedia:WikiProject International law - Western Sahara is a unique case of decolonization.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Limited recognition

Related Wikiportals[edit]

Related Collaborations[edit]

Wikiproject Countering systemic bias

Related Regional notice boards[edit]

Africa-related regional notice board

Related pages in English Sister projects[edit]

Sister Project Searches[edit]

Sister Project links[edit]

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

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