Talk:Abu Mena

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A fact from Abu Mena appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 January 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Constantine the Great ordered the construction of Abu Mena after his daughter was cured by the body of Saint Mina (pictured)?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/January.

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This is a nice start. A few suggestions for improvement:

Consider supplying the name in Arabic in addition to English
The introduction should briefly mention the history of the site and the legend of its formation
"Abu Mena was destroyed by the Muslim conquest of the mid-7th century." needs expansion and mention in the lead
The history section should start off mentioning who founded it and when in the very first sentence, and then talk about the martyr story, to put things into context.
Needs a better description of the city, a map would be very helpful.
Should provide basic information about how big the city was and where the revenue came from (pilgrims, right?)
Mention the leaders, power structure, governor or mayor if there was one, whoever was in charge.
How about a modern translation instead of Budge?
The lead should mention that it takes its name from the martyr buried at the spot where the town was established. Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 01:17, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback! Dppowell 12:45, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The article would greatly benefit by a more detailed indication of what specific findings were discovered by the recent excavation, if any were. As I personally cannot know whether any particular findings took place, I can't know whether it's B class or not. If there were such discoveries, detailing them would certainly be in order. Also, if possible, some sort of diagram of the layout of the site would be greatly beneficial. Unfortunately, without knowing whether there were any signifcant discoveries there or not, I can't really say whether it merits B class. If there were none, then a statement to that effect and maybe inclusion of a diagram would probably be enough. If there were such discoveries, adding some details about them would certainly be welcome. John Carter 14:09, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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