Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kingdom of Kurdistan (2nd nomination)
The article has existed since 2005 gaining a lot of support at its first AfD in 2006. There has been thoughtful and constructive discussion at Talk:Kingdom of Kurdistan. So, this article should not be discarded without careful thought. It seems to me the problem raised here is mainly with the title, which may well be problematic on grounds of politics and ambiguity. However, I see in Google Books and Scholar sufficient appropriate references to make me think the expression "Kingdom of Kurdistan" is indeed in use in a historical context. Moreover, even the references presently in the article are quite sufficient for notability for a stand-alone article &ndash;  is clear that places lacking legal recognition may still be notable per . I think editorially it might be wise to merge the article's contents with History of the Kurdish people, Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkish Kurdistan and, indeed, Kurdish rebellions. This is far too involved to mandate at AfD which is why I am !voting keep.  Any merge should retain attribution so a redirect from here to  History of the Kurdish people might be best. Whatever happens, the article should not be merely deleted &ndash; it has been written and referenced in a responsible manner and the material needs to continue to be used appropriately. Apologies for my complete ignorance of the subject matter
— User:Thincat, 14:59, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GEOLAND||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)