Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Birwa


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Al-Birwa

 * ... that Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was a refugee from the depopulated village of al-Birwa (pictured)?


 * ALT1:... that during the 1930s Palestine revolt, British forces punished men from the rebel village of al-Birwa (pictured) by having them sit on cactus plants?
 * Reviewed: William Morales

Improved to Good Article status by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 19:27, 19 June 2016 (UTC).


 * Thanks for the review, the QPQ has now been taken care of. I'm fine going with ALT1. --Al Ameer (talk) 22:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg	Good to go then. Makeandtoss (talk) 22:48, 20 June 2016 (UTC)