Wikipedia:WikiProject Pre Islamic Arabia

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This WikiProject, WikiProject Pre Islamic Arabia, aims to organize an effort to expand and improve Wikipedia's coverage of the history of Pre-Islamic Arabia and related topics. This page and its subpages contain suggestions and guidelines to help editors. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page. New members are always welcome.

Goals

To improve the quality and quantity of articles related to Pre-Islamic Arabia, including improving Pre-Islamic Arabia to featured article status.
To make Wikipedia one of the prime online resources about Pre-Islamic Arabia.

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To-Do List

Articles that need to be created

Aksumite Yemen
Divination in pre-Islamic Arabia
Prehistoric Arabia
- This is currently a redirect to Pre-Islamic Arabia but needs to be its own page

Articles that need to be expanded

Many pages related to pre-Islamic Arabian gods, such as Al-Uzza
Qahtan (tribe)
Hadramautic language
Qatabanian language
Thamudic B
Martyrdom of Arethas
Pre-Islamic Arabian inscriptions
- There is a section on South Arabian inscriptions, but not on North or West Arabian inscriptions (none are known from East so that area doesnt need a section)
History of the Romans in Arabia
Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Needs coverage of representation in Islamic literature. "Further information" pages mentioned in North Arabia > Later polities need to be added. For Central Arabia: 1) Kingdom of Kindah information needs to be reviewed 2) Ma'add subsection needs to be added.
Battle of Dhi Qar

Featured and good content

Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia

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