Wikipedia:Asian Month/2025

2025

Wikipedia Asian Month 2025

Wikipedia Asian Month is an annual Wikipedia contest focused on the promotion of Asian content on various language-specific Wikipedias. Each participating community runs a month-long online edit-a-thon every November on their language's Wikipedia to create new content or improve existing articles about Asian topics apart from their own country. Participation is not limited to Asian communities.

The first iteration of this competition began in 2015 and each year the number of articles has increased, and the participants have diversified and expanded. In the past seven years, over 56,265 high-quality articles have been added in more than 64 language-specific Wikipedias by more than 5,400 Wikipedia editors.

As part of the friendship and cultural exchange of the Wikipedia Asian Community, participants who create at least four articles will receive a special Wikipedia Postcard from another participating community.

Get ready to be surprised! You never know which Wiki community will be sending you postcards! Wikipedians who create the most articles on each Wikipedia will be honored with the "Wikipedia Asian Month Golden Award".

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Rules

In a nutshell: Create new articles relating to Asia (people, places, culture, etc.), 3,000 bytes and 300 words minimum, with sources, during November 2025. Lists do not qualify.

The article is newly created by you (i.e. not expanding stubs) between November 15, 2025, at 0:00 and December 14, 2025, at 23:59 (UTC).
The article should be at least 3,000 bytes and at least 300 words in length. (excluding infobox, templates, etc.)
The article must fulfill the notability criteria.
The article must have decent references; doubtful or controversial statements in the article should be verifiable by the citation(s) listed in that article.
The article must not be purely machine-translated and should be properly copy-edited.
There must be no major issues with the article (no copyright violations, questions of notability, etc.)
- Editors who submit multiple instances of copyright violations may be disqualified from winning the ambassador title.
The article should not be a list.
- Exception: Creating a list that becomes a featured list counts. (Only applies in Wikipedias that have featured lists.)
The article should be informative.
The article should be about any topic concerning an Asian country.
Articles submitted by an organizer need to be checked by other organizers.
Judge(s) from each language Wikipedia will determine whether an article is accepted or not for their language Wikipedia's contest.
When you create 4 articles that fulfill the above rules, you will receive a digital barnstar (list of eligible editors) from one of the Asian communities.
Wikipedia Asian Month Golden Award winners will receive a signed certificate from Asian Affiliates, and an additional postcard. See the Q&A for more information.

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You can sign up any time until November 15, 2025, at 0:00 and December 14, 2025, at 23:59 (UTC).

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List of participants

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Contributed to the English Wikipedia for Asian Month? Submit your contributions through the Fountain tool, and the template {{WAM talk 2025}} will be added automatically to article talk pages by the Fountain tool.

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If you are having trouble submitting to Fountain, please report your problem at the event's talk page and try again later. If you are still having problems, you can report your contributions here. Submissions that have already been made can be seen here.

Focus theme

Asia is a very large region! It has the largest land area in the world, as well as maritime space in which many islands are located. It is not easy to understand the rich diversity of the natural and cultural aspects of this huge area. For Wikipedia Asian Month, we hope to select a focus theme for each year's campaign and encourage participants to get to know more about one aspect of this area. Please join and propose the theme you wish to introduce to the world the most!

Organizer

: Suyash Dwivedi (💬)

Jury members

: Suyash Dwivedi (💬)

Previous editions

This is First edition on Fiji Hindi

Results

Results

Useful links

Focus Theme of the Year

Asia is a very wide region! It has the biggest land in the world as well as maritime space that many islands are located. It is not easy to understand the multi-diversity of the natural scenes and cultural of this huge area. At Wikipedia Asian Month, we hope to select focus theme for each years campaign, and encourage participant to get to know more about one piece of this area.

Five Themes of this Year
Theme	Women in Politics, History and Cultural	Nomadic and Regional Cuisine	Festivals, Rituals, and Oral Heritage	Beauty pageant titleholders	Historical Monuments and Cultural Heritage along Silk Road
Region	West Asia	Central Asia	South Asia	East and Southeast Asia	Asia
Description	Women have played diverse roles in the politics, history, and culture of West Asia. While contemporary discussions often focus on challenges related to gender equality, the region has a long history of influential women who have contributed significantly in various fields.	This theme explores Central Asian cuisine, contrasting nomadic diets (e.g., qurut, kumis) with urban staples (e.g., plov, manti). It highlights regional dishes, food preservation methods, traditional tools, Silk Road influences, and the cuisines of ethnic groups like the Koryo-saram, Dungan, and Bukharan Jews.	This theme celebrates South Asia's vibrant festivals, rituals, and oral traditions like folk tales, songs, and epics. Contributors are encouraged to explore community-specific practices, religious festivals, ceremonies, performance arts, and traditions shaping identities across South Asia. Focus is on underrepresented cultural elements, including traditional dances, recitations, and crafts at risk of disappearing.	In the past decade, women from East and Southeast Asia have gained prominence in fashion, and pageantry. Many international beauty queens now use their platforms to advocate for causes like women’s empowerment, mental health, and world peace, deserving recognition for their efforts.	The historical monuments and cultural heritage along the Silk Road are vital to Asia as they reflect the exchange and fusion of civilizations. These sites symbolize the flow of ideas, religions, and trade that connected China, India, Central Asia, and Persia, shaping Asia’s development. They continue to represent the cultural diversity and historical richness of the region.
Sample Article	Loujain al-Hathloul, Shulamit Aloni	Beshbarmak	Diwali	Angelia Ong, Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy	Suyab