Talk:Islamabad (disambiguation)

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Islamabad is former name of Anantnag. This disambiguation page seems unnecessary. --Saqib (talk) 12:58, 30 September 2012 (CEST)

I agree. The Indians run Anantnag, so they get to choose its name. Nominate it for deletion I'd say; a redirect is pointless. JamesA >talk 13:11, 30 September 2012 (CEST)

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A vote for deletion discussion is archived below. The result was Keep. --139.190.180.195 08:07, 4 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

Per here. --Saqib (talk) 13:18, 30 September 2012 (CEST)

  • Delete - "According to old map of British India (1836), Anantnag was called Islamabad by some" so unlikely to confuse any traveller today! --W. Franke-mailtalk 13:45, 30 September 2012 (CEST)
  • Support - What I said on the talk page. JamesA >talk 13:48, 30 September 2012 (CEST)
  • Delete. --Peter Talk 02:36, 1 October 2012 (CEST)
  • Delete. Keep. Apparently there is still some active usage of the name Islamabad, and it is a historical name of the city. A disambiguation page could help site readers, so there is no reason to delete it.--Globe-trotter (talk) 03:37, 2 October 2012 (CEST)
  • Comment. After a bit of research, it does appear there is a recent push from Islamic Kashmir to know this place as Islamabad. However, I don't think this is likely to be an issue facing a traveller. --Inas (talk) 02:57, 3 October 2012 (CEST)
  • Comment The official government site for Anantnag has this to say: "but still the name Islamabad is Popular among common masses, though officially the name Anantnag is used." So there is some evidence of actual current usage, not just historical use. Ravikiran r (talk) 19:02, 8 October 2012 (CEST)
We can mention Islamabad name as being the former name of Anantnag in the article. --Saqib (talk) 06:21, 9 October 2012 (CEST)
  • Keep. As long as searching for or linking to Islamabad gets you to the correct article, there is no reason not to have this disambig page. Pashley (talk) 07:20, 9 October 2012 (CEST)
As a general rule, I think old names should be supported. See User talk:Pashley/Archive#Test_old_names Pashley (talk) 07:23, 9 October 2012 (CEST)