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A fact from Naftalan, Azerbaijan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 December 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the crude oil found in Naftalan, Azerbaijan has been used for centuries in therapeutic baths?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/December.

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50% Naphthalene???

...it contains about 50 percent naphthalene,...
Is that a credible claim? It would be nice to have a citation. Naphthalene is a solid, so any oil consisting of 50% Naphthalene would hardly be liquid, besides it is harmful and has a very unpleasant smell. That hardly sounds like something you would want to bath in... --Malbi 19:58, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It already does have a citation to an article in The New York Times (the superscript "3" footnote at the end of the sentence). In that article, the original sentence I took it from is "Naftalan crude contains about 50 percent naphthalene, a hydrocarbon best known as the stuff of mothballs." --so as you noted, that would not smell very pleasant... but then again, neither does crude oil :-p Now weather the reporter got it correct, I don't know. I hope that helps. --Bobak 20:31, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to add: frankly, the whole idea of bathing in oil is very incredible to me (but those pictures in the references don't lie...) --that was the very reason I decided to build up this article around this unique petroleum spa industry. --Bobak 20:33, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pure naphthalene does not smell too bad to me, I am familiar with old-type mothball smell. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Move?

Naftalan, Azerbaijan → Naftalan — (Discuss) —No need for dab, since the other page listed in Naftalan, "Naftalan, Croatia", does not exist (and does not even have links to it). — Chanheigeorge (talk) 08:54, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have created the page Naftalan, Croatia. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:46, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I would have to say that the place in Azerbaijan is clearly the primary use, though. 199.125.109.126 (talk) 14:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The Croatian hospital clearly does exist, contrary to Chanheigeorge's assertion, but I agree that the city in Azerbaijan seems more prominent. It's reasonable to make it the primary topic. However, it's probably sufficient just to redirect Naftalan to Naftalan, Azerbaijan. — Gavia immer (talk) 14:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - As Anthony Appleyard said above, the hospital page was created after I made the move suggestion. Also, does the hospital pass the notability test? Even if it pass, the city is much more important than the hospital, so I still suggest a move. Chanheigeorge (talk) 06:35, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I moved the page, per the request and it really does seem to be the primary topic. If someone knows a fancier disambiguation trick than I do, they can perhaps make the hatnote a little flashier. Please let me know if there are any questions. Cheers. -GTBacchus^(talk) 20:25, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

separate article for the oil?

I think the oil is separately notable from the town[1], and should have its own article. Also, the article Naphthalene does not mention "Naftalan". John Vandenberg ^(chat) 10:27, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I did an English-language Google Books search and most referred to the oil/ointment, not the location. The assumption of primary topic, asserted 5 years ago by a handful of users, but not actually demonstrated, seems to be void. I changed the ambiguous term into a tagged redirect and adjusted the hatnote, preparing for a move of the oil content to its own article. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 10:10, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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