Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khoda Kandi

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:29, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Khoda Kandi[edit]

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Non-notable village, possibly even a hoax. The name appears on Google Maps (possibly based on this article), alongside an alleged village called Khonda Kandi. Satellite View does not place the names at the nearest settlements.

If it’s a hoax, then it would be one of the longest-lasted by far. 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 21:24, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 21:24, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 21:43, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete One of many pages mass-created by Passportguy (talk · contribs) based on an unreliable database, tageo.com. The claim "mystical and often forgotten" was apparently added by an IP vandal about four months later. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 22:02, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have done some further digging, and it seems that when Carlossuarez46 (talk · contribs) did his infamous mass-creation of Iranian village stubs in 2013, he overwrote previous articles created by Passportguy, e.g. Ahaq. That means that any articles created by Passsportguy which have not been overwritten are most likely either fake or duplicates of Carlossuarez articles. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 22:08, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It was originally https://www.geonames.org/13232 (probably based on an entry in GEOnet Names Server). That ID is now Mesdaraq (formerly 13521) but "Khodā Kandī" is still there under "alternate names". If it is the same place, a better source is needed to confirm, but it means there is (or was) a (possibly populated) place with this name (or a similar name) at that location (or somewhere else), which is enough to say it is not a hoax, but not enough for an article. Peter James (talk) 18:06, 13 July 2022 (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 talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.