Talk:Qurm Nature Reserve

A fact from Qurm Nature Reserve appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 May 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that both the Qurm Nature Reserve and the surrounding city of Qurm are named for the grey mangroves protected by the reserve?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 02:14, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that both the Qurm Nature Reserve and the surrounding city of Qurm are named for the grey mangroves the reserve protects? Source: a tweet from the Sultanate's tourism ministry
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Southern Magazine

Created by Bryanrutherford0 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:53, 28 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

Freely licensed: - na
Used in article: - NA
Clear at 100px: - NA

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

AGF re hook source (?reliable?) provided; added FAO source confirms mangrove etymology, if not specifically Avicennia marina, and states that Avicennia marina is the most common/dominant species in the area, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 14:53, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]