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Skitash and MrOllie didn't explain why do they think my edit is not improvement? my edits were with sources I improved my edits several times and they still didn't explain why do they think these other new changes are not improvement?
I wanted to add more information with sources about history of Algeria and dynasties and states centered in Algeria because the opening article just mentions ottomans and romans and byzantines....etc even though these empires dominated most West Asia and North Africa not just Algeria, the openining article is not about Algeria enough
The Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine), East Europe, Egypt and Iraq were occupied for centuries by the Greeks, Byzantines, Romans, Persians, Ottomans....etc In addition to these empires, other empires, The Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine) were occupied by the French crusaders for 200 years. Iraq was occupied by the Central Asians (Jalayirid Sultanate, Ilkhanate, Timurids) for 196 years and Iraq was also occupied by Persians for centuries
however most opening pages of these countries don't mention these empires that occupied these countries for centuries or just mention a few of them not all of them.
for example, the opening page of Lebanon just mention very few empires who occupied Lebanon but not all of them, it doesn't mention in the opening page most empires that occupied Lebanon.
Same thing with Egypt and Syria, no mention of Greeks, Persians and Romans...etc and it doesn't mention the empires of french crusaders, romans, byzantines, greeks..... dominating Syria etc.
there are some people who makes politically motivated edits on Wikipedia history articles more than other kinds of articles, some pan-nationalists mentions these empires dominating Algeria online to claim that most Algerians are not Berbers
I made this the edit and it was reverted again without a reason by some Wikipedia here, (the same Wikipedian has been criticized on some websites for editing a lot of articles about Berbers)
"Algeria has been inhabited since prehistory and was historically known as Numidia, like many other Mediterranean countries it has been at the crossroads of numerous cultures and civilizations, including the Phoenicians, Numidians, Romans, Vandals, and Byzantine Greeks. The territory of modern-day Algeria was the foundation of several states, such as Numidia, the Hammadids, the Zirids, the Regency of Algiers and other states"
I suggest removing "Turks" because regency of algiers was largely independent
and I suggest removing vandals because vandal kingdom was in small part of algeria it is like mentioning Muslim occupation of Southern France in the opening article of France.
Hello, I noticed that theKingdom of Tlemcen was removed from the formation section. Historically, the kingdom is known for being a significant state in Algerian history, I believe that there's no justification for removing it from the formation section.
Could we discuss whether it should or shouldn't be included?
Thanks for your thoughts.BullyanDZ (talk)14:05, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to propose adding Berber name of Algeria to the infobox as an official native name alongside Arabic, Tamazight is an official language in Algeria and it is also spoken by Berbers in Algeria
The addition is:
• Tamazight (Tifinagh): ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵣⴰⵢⵔⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⵉⵎⵓⵇⵔⴰⵜⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵎⴻⴷⴷⴻⵏ (as well as the transliteration)BullyanDZ (talk)18:07, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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There is a typo in the last paragraph of the first section, where it says "Sonatrach, the national oil company, is the largest company in Africa and a major supplier of natural gas to Europe. In 2013, it had the largest miltiary budget in Africa." "Military" has been misspelled.Nadira Rodin (talk)16:58, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sinbabad: where in that source does it saybut...
(to link the two subjects)?M.Bitton (talk)17:46, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is a discussion atTalk:North_Africa#Recent_additions_(January_2026) that could do with more input. Thanks.M.Bitton (talk)16:06, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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why are you blocked the edit~2026-87567-8 (talk)15:18, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a"change X to Y" format and provide areliable source if appropriate.Aydoh8[what have I done now?]15:19, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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