Armenian Wikipedia
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| Available in | Armenian |
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| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Created by | Armenian wiki community |
| URL | hy.wikipedia.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 9 July 2003 |
The Armenian Wikipedia (
.It was created in February 2003[1] as Հայերեն Վիքիփեդիա, but started developing in 2005.[attribution needed] The name was changed to Հայերեն Վիքիպեդիա on 5 April 2012.[2][3] With all of its current content, it is listed in List of Wikipedias in the 100,000+ category.
Armenian Wikipedia launched later the option of reading all contents, if preferred, in traditional (Mesrobian) orthography, rather than the Reformed (Abeghian) orthography. Armenian Wikipedia also carried at times parallel articles in Western Armenian language spoken widely in the Armenian diaspora.
On 1 April 2019 however, a separate site was launched in Western Armenian under the name Հայերէն Ուիքիփետիա with a project of moving Western Armenian materials there and expanding content in the new Western Armenian Wikipedia space.
Statistics
It has 307,877 articles.[4] It also has 143,183 registered contributors, including ten administrators.
On 29 July 2023, it reached 300,000 articles.
Language
The
Some articles have separate Eastern and Western Armenian versions. In those cases, the articles' secondary dialect is positioned at the top right corner of the article with the primary dialect. Articles in Western Armenian used to be distinctly categorized at Category: Wikipedia Articles in Western Armenian.
Western Armenian Wikipedia
| Available in | Western Armenian |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Created by | Armenian wiki community |
| URL | hyw.wikipedia.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1 April 2019 |
In January 2018, an incubator area was launched in Western Armenian at incubator.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wp/hyw in preparation for a possible launch of a separate Wikipedia in Western Armenian.
In April 2019, the
History
Name change
The Armenian Wikipedia was originally named Վիքիփեդիա (Vikʻipʻedia) but in 2012 it was renamed Վիքիպեդիա (Vikʻipedia). The letter պ (pē) replaced the letter փ (pʻiwr) to reflect the unaspirated pronunciation used in the Eastern Armenian dialect, the official form of the language as used in Armenia; however, the revised spelling is not consistent with the Western Armenian transliteration. The discussion and decision to make the change were done in two phases,[5][6] and the change was put in effect on 5 April 2012.
"One Armenian, One Article"
On 24 March 2014, both Wikimedia Armenia and the
The project hoped to organize Wiki-meetings of representatives of science, art and other subjects with the aim of familiarizing them with the Wiki-culture and helping them in making their own contributions in the development of the Armenian Wikipedia. The campaign would be conducted with training and incentive programs, as well as joint activities with educational and cultural institutions and organizations.
The "One Armenian, One Article" campaign was shown on the Human Factor TV program that aired on 24 March 2014 on Armenia TV. The campaign was subsequently popularised by many other information agencies.[8][9]
There was a
Gallery
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Armenian Wikipedia's 10,000 articles logo (3 August 2010) -
Armenian Wikipedia's 100,000 articles logo (2 December 2013) -
Armenian Wikipedia's 300,000 articles logo (29 July 2023)
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See also
References
- ^ Wikipedia Statistics: Creation history / Accomplishments
- ^ Վիքիպեդիայի անվանափոխության առաջին փուլ and Վիքիպեդիայի անվանափոխության երկրորդ փուլ
- ^ "Հայկական "Վիքիփեդիա"-ն քննարկում է անվանափոխության հնարավորությունը". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Վիքիպեդիա Վիճակագրություն
- ^ Վիքիպեդիա:Տերմինների քննարկում/Վիքիփեդիայի անվանում (in Armenian)
- ^ Վիքիպեդիա:Տերմինների քննարկում/Վիքիփեդիայի անվանում/Եզրափակիչ փուլ (in Armenian)
- ^ Liston, Enjoli (1 August 2014). "Armenians asked to write Wikipedia entries to promote culture". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via theguardian.com.
- ^ "Մեկնարկեց "Մեկ հայ, մեկ հոդված" համահայկական նախագիծը". asekose.am. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ ""Armenpress" joins "One nation, one article in Wikipedia" initiative". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ ""Մեկ հայ' մեկ հոդված" մամուլի ասուլիս". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ BBC News (July 2014) “Armenia: Citizens urged to write a Wikipedia entry each”, BBC News, 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014
- ^ Enjoli Liston: Armenians asked to write Wikipedia entries to promote culture, The Guardian, 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014