Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dakhira


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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn by nominator with no one supporting deletion (non-admin closure) &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T&middot;E&middot;C) 21:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Dakhira

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This does not seem to exist. It is not mentioned in the single source provided. Google maps shows a town called Al Dakhira not far from Al Khor, and an island called "Purple Island" near a mangrove swamp nearby, but no island called Dakhira. ubiquity (talk) 17:10, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Withdrawn by nominator: now that the confusion has been cleared up, I support this article. ubiquity (talk) 21:30, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed it appears to be a town on the coast with a beach of the same name. Here it is on a map map. There are many alternative spellings including Dhakhira. As a populated place I do not think it is eligible for deletion. NotAnOmbudsman (talk) 17:16, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I totally agree. But that place is a town (the one I mentioned), and not an island. Was it your intention to write about the town? If so, I'll be glad to help. ubiquity (talk) 17:38, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Correct, it is a relatively large city, and not an island. It is one of the two cities which the Qatari municipality of Al Khor and Al Thakhira takes its name after. The article should be renamed to Al Thakhira per the government-conducted census. In the mean time, I think this AFD could be resolved simply by renaming the article. I will also add some references to the page to establish notability. Elspamo4 (talk) 17:46, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I believe there is a reserve of the same name in the area and a beach (also of the same name) in the area. I am not entirely clear on what the reserve includes and whether the island is part of Dhakhira or separate. At any rate, I apologize for the confusion and my sloppiness with the initial entry. Thanks for helping to clarify. (ec) NotAnOmbudsman (talk) 17:50, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Ras Abrouq and Umm Tais could also use some attention.. NotAnOmbudsman (talk) 17:52, 7 July 2015 (UTC)


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