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Small typo in the first paragraph of the History/Ancient Era section, where "mathematics" closing brackets are missing. Change:

These civilizations may well have exchanged technologies and ideas such as [[mathematics and the wheel.

To:

These civilizations may well have exchanged technologies and ideas such as mathematics and the wheel.

}} Sophie Computer (talk) 13:32, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done _ZZ^Z'S 13:41, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How is Israel/ Palestine left out in the conflict section. Is this a joke? RickyBlair668 (talk) 21:30, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@Remsense Thank you for your edit which (in part) checked/corrected mine. I re-checked and found that I was mistaken and Lebanon's is still unofficial.

The Emblem of Qatar however is official and was adopted recently in 2022. There are usage concerns with the image, but my understanding is that this is sufficient for usage. If this is not, could you explain why that is not the case?

Additionally, would you be in favor of including a footnote in the table boxes for these three? Relm (talk) 05:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I missed Qatar, my apologies. Please re-add it. I don't think a footnote is necessary. If readers would like to know, they may learn from the very first sentences of the corresponding articles.Remsense ‥ 论 05:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Relm (talk) 05:49, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Could someone add Han Kang from South Korea in the list of Asia's Nobel Literature Prize laureates? Since she is the recent winner as of today. Jaywhang627 (talk) 00:38, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The first paragraph immediately following the pages infobox should be replaced in it’s entirety to rectify the numerous grammatical and spelling errors (e.g., capitalization of named location “Turkish straights” to “Turkish Straights” in fourth sentence; “no” should be “not” in the third sentence) in addition to incorrect and inconsistent placement of commas, which leads to confusion and misunderstanding of the topic information. I suggest replacing the paragraph to provide clarity and understanding rather than list each error individually and causing additional confusion.

— PLEASE REPLACE THE ENTIRE FIRST PARAGRAPH BELOW THE ASIA PAGES INFOBOX FROM:

“Asia is part of the landmass of Eurasia with Europe, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. In general terms, it is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. As continents are no natural formation its borders, particularly the land border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains and Ural River, and to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe.[13]”

— TO THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:

“Asia, part of the Eurasian landmass encompassing Europe and Afro-Eurasia, is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. As continents are not natural formations, their borders, particularly the land border between Asia and Europe, are historical and cultural constructs. There is no clear physical or geographical separation between them. A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal, separating it from Africa, and to the east of the Turkish Straits, the Ural Mountains, and the Ural River, separating it from Europe. Asia’s south border is situated south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe.[13]” Xienne (talk) 23:40, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: Only the grammar or diction issues as far as I can see, as the rewrite is pointless and worse to read, if anything. For one particular example, note that the corresponding article is Turkish straits, reflecting our preference for sentence case in article titles like these described at WP:AT. Remsense 🌈 论 00:07, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]