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The port of Aqaba was a major Ottoman port on the red sea, connected to Damascus and Medina by the Hejaz railway. The railway connection was not established in the Ottoman age but in the Kingdom of Jordania, within the last 30 ys. --
Dieter Zoubek (
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Wyatt
Lots of BS Wyatt stuff with Citation Needed tags for over a year - I've changed the article so it's more correct from a scientific view. If anyone happens to find any *recognised* Egyptologists who back him up, feel free to change the article. --
122.106.209.26 (
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Page move
User:Alex F. moved this page to "Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat)" with the comment "More correctly". I dispute that this is more correct, so I have moved it back pending the outcome of this discussion. The article's intro states that "Gulf of Eilat" is used in Israel and pre-20th Century sources, however as far as I'm aware this name is not in common usage in the modern English-speaking world; after all this is 21st Century English Wikipedia, not 19th Century Hebrew Wikipedia. I see no need to confuse the article by renaming it and peppering it with alternative names - the page
Gulf of Eilat quite reasonably redirects here, and the alternative name is adequately mentioned in the intro. Unless there is a definitive source that states that the Gulf's name in English uses both versions, then we shouldn't move it.
Bazonka (
talk) 19:47, 12 July 2010 (UTC)reply
Though Wyatt's claims may not be notable, the fact that so many people have heard of them (and take them seriously) is. They may come here to follow up on "something I heard once", so a link to his article isn't asking much. ⇔ ChristTrekker 15:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)reply
It doesn't belong here. Discussion of Wyatt's claims belong on his article. I think you haven't read what we mean by 'notable', by the way.
WP:NOTE is the main page for that.
WP:FRINGE applies here also.
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I've restored the article name following an undiscused move.
Vsmith (
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Moving the name
I think the page should be moved to the headline "Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat", as both names are correct and both are being used each in several countries. Also it shoud be taken into consideration that the cities are close in their importance in the area, and the port of eilat is a major port in the area.
Yoav (
talk) 17:49, 13 April 2015 (IDT)
Gulf of Aqaba is the commonly used name in the English language. You would need to supply
WP:reliable sources (multiple) in the English language that use the Gulf of Eilat name. In addition the "/" format seems rather irregular for usage in an article name.
Vsmith (
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This should not have been moved. Gulf of Aqaba is (as far as I can tell) the
WP:COMMONNAME, and so is rightly the article title. Gulf of Eilat is used, but is not as common - a redirect and a mention in the lead are perfectly adequate. Nobody calls it Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat, so this is a totally inappropriate article name.
Bazonka (
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I note that Israel uses the "Gulf of Aqaba" name in international agreements, eg
[1][2], which seems to confirm that is the internationally agreed name.
Rwendland (
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PICTURES OF EILAT IN AQABA WIKIPEDIA
Why are there 2 pictures of the city of Eilat in Aqaba? - the beach of Eilat and The Underwater Observatory — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
109.65.211.43 (
talk) 07:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)reply
Presumably to better illustrate the article. Why do you think this is a problem?
Bazonka (
talk) 07:43, 26 September 2015 (UTC)reply
It does seem reasonable to have one photo of each of the major cities, so I've done that. (For the amount of text, there are probably too many photos altogether though!)
Rwendland (
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The port of Aqaba was a major Ottoman port on the red sea, connected to Damascus and Medina by the Hejaz railway. The railway connection was not established in the Ottoman age but in the Kingdom of Jordania, within the last 30 ys. --
Dieter Zoubek (
talk) 15:38, 19 October 2011 (UTC)reply
Wyatt
Lots of BS Wyatt stuff with Citation Needed tags for over a year - I've changed the article so it's more correct from a scientific view. If anyone happens to find any *recognised* Egyptologists who back him up, feel free to change the article. --
122.106.209.26 (
talk) 02:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)reply
Page move
User:Alex F. moved this page to "Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat)" with the comment "More correctly". I dispute that this is more correct, so I have moved it back pending the outcome of this discussion. The article's intro states that "Gulf of Eilat" is used in Israel and pre-20th Century sources, however as far as I'm aware this name is not in common usage in the modern English-speaking world; after all this is 21st Century English Wikipedia, not 19th Century Hebrew Wikipedia. I see no need to confuse the article by renaming it and peppering it with alternative names - the page
Gulf of Eilat quite reasonably redirects here, and the alternative name is adequately mentioned in the intro. Unless there is a definitive source that states that the Gulf's name in English uses both versions, then we shouldn't move it.
Bazonka (
talk) 19:47, 12 July 2010 (UTC)reply
Though Wyatt's claims may not be notable, the fact that so many people have heard of them (and take them seriously) is. They may come here to follow up on "something I heard once", so a link to his article isn't asking much. ⇔ ChristTrekker 15:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)reply
It doesn't belong here. Discussion of Wyatt's claims belong on his article. I think you haven't read what we mean by 'notable', by the way.
WP:NOTE is the main page for that.
WP:FRINGE applies here also.
Dougweller (
talk) 08:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)reply
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File:Isle of Graia3.jpg will be appearing as
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Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {
chat} 16:21, 20 September 2010 (UTC)reply
I've restored the article name following an undiscused move.
Vsmith (
talk) 14:20, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
Moving the name
I think the page should be moved to the headline "Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat", as both names are correct and both are being used each in several countries. Also it shoud be taken into consideration that the cities are close in their importance in the area, and the port of eilat is a major port in the area.
Yoav (
talk) 17:49, 13 April 2015 (IDT)
Gulf of Aqaba is the commonly used name in the English language. You would need to supply
WP:reliable sources (multiple) in the English language that use the Gulf of Eilat name. In addition the "/" format seems rather irregular for usage in an article name.
Vsmith (
talk) 16:14, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
This should not have been moved. Gulf of Aqaba is (as far as I can tell) the
WP:COMMONNAME, and so is rightly the article title. Gulf of Eilat is used, but is not as common - a redirect and a mention in the lead are perfectly adequate. Nobody calls it Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat, so this is a totally inappropriate article name.
Bazonka (
talk) 16:26, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
I note that Israel uses the "Gulf of Aqaba" name in international agreements, eg
[1][2], which seems to confirm that is the internationally agreed name.
Rwendland (
talk) 07:32, 14 April 2015 (UTC)reply
PICTURES OF EILAT IN AQABA WIKIPEDIA
Why are there 2 pictures of the city of Eilat in Aqaba? - the beach of Eilat and The Underwater Observatory — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
109.65.211.43 (
talk) 07:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)reply
Presumably to better illustrate the article. Why do you think this is a problem?
Bazonka (
talk) 07:43, 26 September 2015 (UTC)reply
It does seem reasonable to have one photo of each of the major cities, so I've done that. (For the amount of text, there are probably too many photos altogether though!)
Rwendland (
talk) 10:02, 26 September 2015 (UTC)reply