Template:Did you know nominations/Beirut I (1960)


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 21:42, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Beirut I (1960)

 * ... that the electoral district Beirut I had the largest concentration of Jewish voters in Lebanon?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yantaromyrmex

Created by Soman (talk). Self nominated at 20:10, 10 February 2015 (UTC).


 * Article was created on February 8, expanded to 3221 DYK-eligible characters on the same day, and nominated here on Feburary 10.
 * The hook fact relies on a book that's hard to find. Thus it is difficult to verify, but hardly implausible. The other source provided, listing figures by district, groups Jews and miscellaneous Christians as together "Minorities". Beirut I is said to contain far more of these than Beirut II and Beirut III. Other sources on the web confirm that the Jewish neighborhood(s) of Beiruit were located in the northeast part of the city, more or less within the area of Beirut I. (For example, Beirut's only synagogue is located in that area.) Finally, the author, User:Soman, has a long history of well-researched contributions to Wikipedia, as well as obvious familiarity with the demographics and politics of Beiruit. On the basis of all the above, I think we can accept the hook as given.
 * The article is neutral and well-footnoted. The majority of these footnotes refer to difficult-to-find books. Those parts of the article which correspond to online sources appear to report them well. For example, the description of Beirut I's votes in the 1968 elections match up well with the description given in the cited source.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is ready to roll for DYK and furthermore a fine contribution to Wikipedia—a useful compilation of information which otherwise would be difficult for people to find. shalom, groupuscule (talk) 20:22, 2 March 2015 (UTC)