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Dhofar rebellion, an Uncommon card
The Dhofar rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War, or the 9 June revolution, was a revolution that began in 1965 in the Dhofar region of the Arabian Peninsula against British imperialism and Sultans Said ibn Taimur and Qaboos bin Said of the Al Bu Said dynasty in Oman.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 78,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Dhofar rebellion quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dhofar rebellion card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The rebels also held the ______ goals of Arab nationalism, which included ending British influence in the region.
Answer
broader. The rebels also held the broader goals of Arab nationalism, which included ending British influence in the region. From the Dhofar rebellion article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cordillera Administrative Region. Cordillera Administrative Region 83 · Dhofar rebellion 79 · Robert Adam 76 · Arsaces I of Parthia 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Sam Rayburn. Sam Rayburn 130,000 · Banat 100,000 · Dhofar rebellion 78,000 · Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi 53,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The conflict began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a Marxist–Leninist group which aimed to create a people's democratic state in the Persian Gulf region.
- The rebels also held the broader goals of Arab nationalism, which included ending British influence in the region.
- Sultanic and British goals, on the other hand, were to halt "the spread of communism" as part of the broader Cold War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dhofar rebellion article was read about 78,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Dhofar rebellion (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Abo Yemen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
