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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:05, 6 March 2018 (UTC) reply

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Maybe this one is an intermittent lake? Geonames just calls it a locality, and nobody else disagrees, but again, if we can't say what kind of place it is, I don't see inherent notability: Geonames alone just isn't reliable enough. Mangoe ( talk) 23:38, 18 February 2018 (UTC) reply

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Somalia-related deletion discussions. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:42, 19 February 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:42, 19 February 2018 (UTC) reply

• It's supposedly an unpopulated locality, I looked on google maps and the entire region is barren desertlike ground with no real features nearby other than this lake and an empty road that doesn't even get that near. It is possible it was at some point it was the centre of a community that has since been wiped out, stolen or moved somewhere else. It could plausibly be a nomadic town, which was camped somewhere else at the time of the photograph but may come back with the seasons. (an intermittent town?). It may be a governmental region or some kind of designation by whatever government Somalia has now (assuming it has one) or a designation used by a previous government or maybe a local warlord, or the name of an African tribe that used to live there, or their tribal lands. Or the name of a deity that is supposed to live there. But really who knows? It could be anything. I am pretty sure a UFO landing site could get into these databases. Prince of Thieves ( talk) 13:13, 19 February 2018 (UTC) reply

• Keep. As I have stated before, as this place exists, hence it should be kept. The problem the nominator seems to have is that it is not defined. However this dilemma is a combination of the weakness of the Somali government, as well as a fear by organizations that could have mapped these areas to go near to them. Admittedly there is a dearth of information, due to stubborn facts on the ground. However this reality should not make us resort to nuking mention of these areas. This part of the world is already lacking in info as it is. Why make it worse by deleting whats there? 92.9.152.17 ( talk) 21:43, 19 February 2018 (UTC) reply
• The problem is that there is no proof it exists. The only mention is in a database which is known to include errors, and my entire first comment is pure speculation. There is absolutely nothing there in reality other than a seasonal lake. Prince of Thieves ( talk) 22:21, 19 February 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete I even ran it through Google Translate to see if it could get any more specific: "Broken Camp." The decimal degrees seem to me suggest it may be within 2-3km of the actual point on the map, which is incredibly unhelpful in determining its existence. Only sources seem to reference the same database WP references. I'm happy to delete without prejudice if we can establish more information, but it's doubtful based on the available sources at the moment. SportingFlyer ( talk) 02:25, 27 February 2018 (UTC) reply

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