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[[Image:Presidencymap1858.jpg|thumb|250px|right|'''Welcome to FibiwikiProject Locations''']]
Welcome to the '''Fibiwiki Locations Project'''. The aim of this project is to improve the Fibiwiki content and coverage on locations in British India. If you would like to join the project please add your name to the [[FibiwikiProject Locations/Members|list of project members]].
A lot of the location pages have been created already and are just waiting for the information to be added using the Locations Infobox Template below. For a list of pages aleady created go to the [[:Category:Locations]] page
==Names==
Where possible/appropriate, article titles should be standardised with those place names in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] (available online at [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ Digital South Asia Library]). If necessary, a redirect can be made to an article from an alternative name (see [[Help:Editing]]). Alternative versions of a location's name can be listed in a 'spelling variants' section.
== Templates ==
All locations articles should be adapted to the place in question, but the ideal article might include the following elements:
#Location infobox
#Introductory paragraph (does not need a heading)
#Spelling variants
:*<nowiki> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</nowiki>
:*<nowiki> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]</nowiki>
==Sources for content==
Please add additional sources to this initial list of suggested places to find information to flesh out articles.
*'''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''' - provides histories, descriptions and facts for most locations
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]''' - Good for general facts - many South Asia locations are covered but information on the colonial period is usually scant
*'''[[Google Books]]''' - free pdf copies of many old books
*'''Own research/knowledge''' - interesting information or sources you have discovered about a location through your research should be of help to those who come across the same place in their own research
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