Source: 'Comité de l'Asie française (April 1933). "Notes sur la propriété foncière dans le Syrie centrale (Notes on Landownership in Central Syria)". Bulletin du Comité de l'Asie française (in French). 33, p. 132.
Quote: "Des arabes chrétiens de rite grec orthodoxe, groupés principalement dans les trois gros villages de Skelbie (15), Maharde (38) et Kafr Bouhoum (79). Les paysans du premier de ces trois villages, au nombre de 3 400, sont venus, à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, du Hauran (1) d'où ils étaient chassés par les persécutions ottomanes. Ils s'établirent d'abord à Ain el-Kroum, en pays alaouite, pour fuir les vexations turques, puis vinrent occuper leur habitat actuel, grossi d'un certain nombre de chrétiens descendus des montagnes alaouites."
Will take a look at this one.el.ziade (talkallam) 23:32, 3 January 2025 (UTC)\
Source review and comments
This source puts the population at 20-35,000 people, significantly more than the infobox and lede number. The 17K figure is not supported by a citation.
Yes, I think this was there before I began editing. I added the 2004 census source and corrected that stat. Also added the higher figure of 20,000 mentioned for 2009. Al Ameer (talk) 01:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
I'd include the Arabic title in the reference entry of this article
I couldn't verify this passage on page 178 of the provided Robinson source: "It was listed as a khirba (deserted or ruined village) in 1838. " Can you please verify if you have cited the correct page?
Yes, let me clarify: the village is listed as 'Sukeilibiyeh' (crazy number of transliterations for this place's name in English sources btw) on p. 178. On page 112, the author explains that the asterisk next to a village's name indicates that "such places are in ruins or deserted". Al Ameer (talk) 01:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
The provided FAO link does not corroborate the Climate table. I noticed you didn't add the table and I think you can do without it.
Agree, removed. Al Ameer (talk) 01:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
@Al Ameer son: nice article and an interesting read. Overall, it meets the other criteria, but please take a look at the points above and let me know so I can do another review round.el.ziade (talkallam) 00:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
@Elias Ziade: Thanks for taking this one up, and for your suggestions. Please see responses above. Al Ameer (talk) 01:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
Overall: The article has been expanded from 248 to 1280 words. It is well-referenced, with all reference-related comments addressed. The content is neutral, well-written, and of sufficient length for DYK. I have not detected any copyright violations. The proposed hook is interesting, properly referenced, and meets qpq done. Overall, this article is ready for approval. el.ziade (talkallam) 21:32, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
The article has been expanded from 248 to 1280 words. It is well-referenced, with all reference-related comments addressed. The content is neutral, well-written, and of sufficient length for DYK. I have not detected any copyright violations. The proposed hook is interesting, properly referenced, and meets qpq done. Overall, this article is ready for approval. el.ziade (talkallam) 21:32, 4 January 2025 (UTC)