Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iaat

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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 keep. John254 16:19, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Iaat

Iaat (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Non-notable tourist destination, and its claims of being linked to a saint doesn't seem to hold up in a Google search Ecoleetage (talk) 01:35, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lebanon-related deletion discussions. —brewcrewer (yada, yada) 03:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. —brewcrewer (yada, yada) 03:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. The Geonames server gives coordinates of 34° 02' 13" N, 036° 10' 17" E for a populated place named Îaât, and nearby coordinates for a well and for a cultivated area with the same name. http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4027 seems to refer to the same place. I am inclined to think that a 50-foot-high monument ought to be automatically notable, and that it must have been written about in scholarly journals. So I think the article about the monument should be kept, and perhaps an article about the village could be created. Google searches are made more difficult be the fact that IAAT is also an acronym for several different associations and products. --Eastmain (talk) 03:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. municipality coupled with tourist attraction is notable. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 03:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per above. Besides being a municipality (which should be included in the article), an ancient landmark/tourist attraction solidifies its notability. --Oakshade (talk) 18:35, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
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.