Persian Wikipedia

Persian-language edition of Wikipedia

Persian Wikipedia is a member of Wikimedia Foundation. It started work in December 2003. founder of Persian version is Roozbeh Pour-Nader.[1][2]

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ویکی‌پدیای فارسی
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Type of site
Internet encyclopedia
Available inPersian
OwnerWikimedia Foundation
Created byEditing community
URLhttp://fa.wikipedia.org/
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It is the 18th largest edition by article count.[3] Persian Wikipedia has currently more than 500,000 articles.

Articles

Many of the first articles on the Persian Wikipedia were about chemical materials and historical subjects. The Wikipedia added geography and religious subjects soon after. On 16 December 2004, the Wikipedia reached 10,000 articles.

Charts Progress

ArticlesDatePosition
0December 2003
1,00016 December 2004
10,000February 200638th
20,00024 April 2007
50,00030 October 200836th
100,00025 August 201033th
150,00023 May 201124th
200,0009 July 201221st
250,00013 January 201319th
300,00019 February 201318th
400,00018 July 201419th
450,00027 April 201518th[4]

Related pages

References

Sources

  • Persian Wikipedia
  • Wikipedias at MetaWiki