Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fordabad


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The result was keep. Moving to Fardabad, Bangladesh. (non-admin closure) &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 02:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Fordabad

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Fails to meet guideline Ibrahim Husain Meraj (talk) 18:15, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:44, 20 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - Looks like a real place to me (spelled "Fardabad" on g-maps). As per convention and WP:FIVEPILLARS, we include population centers. --Oakshade (talk) 02:00, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect or merge to Fardabad; must the same place. Bearian (talk) 01:23, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Bearian, that's Fardabad in Iran. This article is about Fordabad/Fardabad in Bangladesh.  Merging would be like merging Montpelier, Louisiana to Montpellier.--Oakshade (talk) 23:24, 25 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment Fordabad is a place in Bangladesh and Fardabad is a place in Iran. How must they be in the same place? Please refrain from voting if you cannot be bothered to look up the article.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 04:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Changed to Keep. My ignorance. See, I don't know everything. Bearian (talk) 20:06, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep (changed from Comment) per WP:GEOLAND, "Populated, legally recognized places are typically considered notable" but we would need at least one source to confirm the spelling and the legal status of the place. "Populated places without legal recognition are considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the GNG." If the place is not legally recognized we would also need sources to establish at least traces of notability. Currently the article is unsourced, and the Google map spells "Fardabad" (also in Bangladesh, not only in Iran) Kraxler (talk) 15:50, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
 * According to the 2011 census of Bangla Desh, there is "Fardabad Union" (pop. 21,952) which contains a village "Fardabad" (pop. 10,381) located in the Bancharampur Upazila (the census spells "Banchharapur" (with double h), in Brahmanbaria District. Article should be moved to Fardabad, Bangla Desh, or Fardabad Union (article on the "town" with a list of villages. Kraxler (talk) 19:10, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95  Talk  17:45, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment — The US' National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's GEOnet Names Server lists "Faradābād" as the name for the village, so the article should probably be updated to reflect that. Still looking for legal status and other traces of notability. I think what will help the most is finding the name of the village in the Bengali language, as English-language sources would probably be in scarcity. Mz7 (talk) 18:29, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I guess that is "Farhadabad" located in the Chittagong District, according to the census. Kraxler (talk) 19:10, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know. The GNS entry listed the coordinates 23° 44' 40" N, 090° 52' 38" E. Checking that in Google Maps, it fell right where the "Fardabad, Bangladesh" linked from Oakshade's comment above was. The database lists it as a "populated place". There are a few other entries for Fardabad that are indeed in Chittagong. There are no entries in the GNS database for "Fordabad", however. Mz7 (talk) 20:27, 3 August 2015 (UTC), struck out uncertainty at start - I initially misread your comment. Mz7 (talk) 20:37, 3 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep — The census found by Kraxler appears to verify that the village is a legally recognized, populated place, and therefore is notable per WP:GEOLAND. Following closure, the page should be moved to Fardabad to align with the available sources. Mz7 (talk) 20:35, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:GEOLAND and move to Fardabad, Bangladesh to match spelling and distinguish it from the village in Iran.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 21:55, 3 August 2015 (UTC)


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