Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sayh Dibba


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:51, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

Sayh Dibba

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Non-notable, unverifiable article on an apparent field. Two major problems with keeping this article:


 * 1) Per WP:GEOLAND, named natural features may have articles if significant content has been written about them. I was not able to find any indication that this is the case with regards to this area, and since we only have an English name and not an Arabic one, our native-language search is hampered.
 * 2) As has been established in a number of recent AfDs, the Gazetteer of the United Arab Emirates is at best questionable (See 's commentary at Articles for deletion/Zidm), so sourcing an entry solely to it is a failure of WP:V. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 05:42, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 06:36, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Arab Emirates-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 06:36, 13 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment - There is a reference to the Dibba plain here. If "Sayh" just means "plain" then it is possible that this meets WP:GEOLAND. FOARP (talk) 17:54, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * , that is the exact book I called out in my nomination as utterly unreliable; please read the comments in the AfD I linked. Relying on it for anything is a failure of WP:V. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 04:54, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hadn't been aware that it was the same one but on closer inspection I see you're right. I move Delete on that basis. FOARP (talk) 11:20, 17 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Merge with Fujairah. The most I can find are two sites that have basically the same information - geo coordinates, the type of plain it is that's about all. Even with the book mention above, I don't think this passes WP:GEOLAND. Aurornisxui (talk) 19:03, 13 January 2019 (UTC) Looked some more, thought about it, Delete. Doesn't pass WP:GEOLAND.
 * Delete unverifiable geographic location that has no coverage in reliable media. I also note that the page has been this way for more than a decade. Aurornisxui the sources that you found with "basically the same info" most likely are Wikipedia mirrors. There is nothing verifiable to merge anywhere. -- D Big X ray ᗙ  13:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * No, they were not wikipedia mirrors, they were map sites. Aurornisxui (talk) 14:04, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Aurornisxui, thanks for the reply. Many map sites populate data after crawling through coordinates from Wikipedia and other map sites. So they may still fall under WP:MIRROR. In any case the map sites are not enough for notability. -- D Big X ray ᗙ  14:09, 17 January 2019 (UTC)


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