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The result was no consensus. We've seen this discussion before. It's basically, We're a gazateer, so all we need is
WP:V, not
WP:N vs. Yeah, but I'm not even sure this is
WP:V. A move to an alternate title can be discussed on the talk page. --
RoySmith(talk)22:03, 23 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Keep I'm showing it as a well-defined settlement in Sharjah on OpenStreetMap. I can't find any sources in English to push it over the line, but copy-pasting the Arabic name into a search engine brings up a number of what appear to be UAE news sources. Someone should confirm with an Arabic search, bu it probably passes
WP:GEOLAND.
SportingFlyertalk23:13, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Careful, now - there is a suburb of Sharjah City called Layyah and another central area called LouLoua and the difference between LouLoua and Loulayyah in Arabic is minimal/non-existent - LouLoua is Arabic for 'pearl' (Loulaya for a single pearl, also a girl's name). This here Lulayyah is supposed to be a community on the East Coast, which is where the beach in Fujairah shows up but there is no settlement recognised there by that name - the problem with an unsourced entry like this. Best.
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
03:59, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Here's a community called Lulayyah (Al Lou`alui`ayyah), in Sharjah, on the east coast:
[1] It appears Google and OSM have different boundaries for the emirates which causes the confusion. In any case neighboring
Zubarah,_Fujairah has an article, and
WP:GEOLAND basically just requires verification as Wikipedia is a gazetteer, so it's a keep in my book, but the next step is to figure out where exactly this settlement is.
SportingFlyertalk07:15, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Comment I can confirm an area called LouLoua (spelled differently on road signs etc just to add to the charm) on the East Coast exists but that's OR. Is it notable? The source above is out of date, BTW - Wadi Wurrayah is now a major protected nature reserve and can't be reached at all. It used to be a popular wadi track but now is reached by tarmac road and is restricted.FWIW. Best
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
05:23, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was no consensus. We've seen this discussion before. It's basically, We're a gazateer, so all we need is
WP:V, not
WP:N vs. Yeah, but I'm not even sure this is
WP:V. A move to an alternate title can be discussed on the talk page. --
RoySmith(talk)22:03, 23 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Keep I'm showing it as a well-defined settlement in Sharjah on OpenStreetMap. I can't find any sources in English to push it over the line, but copy-pasting the Arabic name into a search engine brings up a number of what appear to be UAE news sources. Someone should confirm with an Arabic search, bu it probably passes
WP:GEOLAND.
SportingFlyertalk23:13, 9 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Careful, now - there is a suburb of Sharjah City called Layyah and another central area called LouLoua and the difference between LouLoua and Loulayyah in Arabic is minimal/non-existent - LouLoua is Arabic for 'pearl' (Loulaya for a single pearl, also a girl's name). This here Lulayyah is supposed to be a community on the East Coast, which is where the beach in Fujairah shows up but there is no settlement recognised there by that name - the problem with an unsourced entry like this. Best.
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
03:59, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Here's a community called Lulayyah (Al Lou`alui`ayyah), in Sharjah, on the east coast:
[1] It appears Google and OSM have different boundaries for the emirates which causes the confusion. In any case neighboring
Zubarah,_Fujairah has an article, and
WP:GEOLAND basically just requires verification as Wikipedia is a gazetteer, so it's a keep in my book, but the next step is to figure out where exactly this settlement is.
SportingFlyertalk07:15, 10 September 2018 (UTC)reply
Comment I can confirm an area called LouLoua (spelled differently on road signs etc just to add to the charm) on the East Coast exists but that's OR. Is it notable? The source above is out of date, BTW - Wadi Wurrayah is now a major protected nature reserve and can't be reached at all. It used to be a popular wadi track but now is reached by tarmac road and is restricted.FWIW. Best
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
05:23, 15 September 2018 (UTC)reply
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