- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:33, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
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Alexandria Ariana
Herat Citadel, possibly built over Alexandria Ariana
- ... that the ruined stronghold of Alexandria Ariana, a city founded by Alexander the Great, may lie underneath the Citadel of Herat (pictured) in present-day Afghanistan? Source: Fraser, Lézine in article.
- ALT1: ... that Alexandria Ariana, a city founded by Alexander the Great, controlled the strategic choke point and important trade routes of present-day Herat, Afghanistan? Source: Fraser, Peter M. (1996). Cities of Alexander the Great. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 112. ISBN 6610763887.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Franz Grave
- Comment: I don't believe QPQs expire, but if they do, I'm happy to do another one.
5x expanded by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:38, 4 January 2023 (UTC).
Article is neutral, meets the required length, and is sufficiently referenced—5x expanded on 4 January, the same day as this nomination. Hooks are interesting, succinct, neutral, and reliably sourced; I prefer the first (especially alongside the image) but both are great. AGF on offline/paywalled sources. Image is suitably licensed (and beautiful) and fits well alongside the hook. QPQ looks good. My only concern is that, outside the infobox caption, the article does not explicitly state that the settlement may lie underneath the citadel, only the town of Herat generally. Could this be made clearer? – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:21, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Rhain, I have rephrased the last paragraph of the article and tried to fit as much information into the hook while still remaining concise and interesting. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:55, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Comment: I have placed this article on hold as part a GA review with the recommendation to continue once it has gone through this process. Please also feel free to add to the review if you see things of use. simongraham (talk) 16:51, 5 January 2023 (UTC)The assessment is now complete and this article is now listed as a Good Article. simongraham (talk) 11:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)