Talk:Kalabakan District

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Did you know... that the name of Malaysia's Kalabakan District comes from the words "can eat" in a local language?

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 12:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the name of Malaysia's Kalabakan District comes from the words "can eat" in a local language? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that before Kalabakan District in Sabah, Malaysia, was split from Tawau District, their combined area was about as large some Malaysian states? Source: [2]
- ALT2:... that the creation of Kalabakan District in Sabah, Malaysia, was part of development plans prompted by Indonesia's desire to move its capital? Source: [3]

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tajuddin Ahmad

Created by Cobblet (talk). Nominated by Chipmunkdavis (talk) at 15:34, 23 April 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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

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Adequate sourcing:
Neutral
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Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Interesting:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall:

I see no problems with this, both the article and hook are interesting. It's neutral, doesn't omit anything obvious, and properly cited. I'm approving ALT0, as I find that one the most interesting of the three suggestions. Good to go, well done. — Amakuru (talk) 09:37, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]