Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran

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. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:49, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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Rather promotional article on a branch of a private university system in Iran. The article is basically unsourced, the only live "reference" being a link to the website of the main university of which this is a branch (and also some in-text external links to faculty websites). While we consider universities automatically notable, the same is not true for university branches. I tried to redirect this to our article on the university (Islamic Azad University, not a very good or neutral article either), but that is being contested. I do not see any independent notability and given the edit warring over the redirect it would appear that it is best to delete and redirect. As an aside, I consider this also a candidate for G11, but my tag was removed within a minute. Randykitty (talk) 08:37, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:05, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:05, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. This article is about a university as a branch of the Islamic Azad University. So please do not delete this page. Thanks. Mahdad (talk) 09:12, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and redirect - as per Randykitty. Promotional article, with no real indication of notability. I would have included the sister articles, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch and Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch in this as well. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:28, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep literally the same number of students as University of Melbourne, the branch is notable in its own right see here --[E.3][chat2][me] 13:05, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I added a lot of refs. Others should be added by Persian speakers but they are news sources. It is considered to be a separate institution for the purposes of the Nature Index if we must be western centric about it. The university system has 1.3 million students, we would include individual "branches" of large university systems in predominant English speaking cultures if they had so many students. It just needs better sourcing but they're all notable and verifiable. Just perhaps not in western news sources. --[E.3][chat2][me] 13:53, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Otherwise you'd be deleting Islamic Azad University of Ahar, Islamic Azad University of Arak, Islamic Azad University of Arsanjan, Islamic Azad University of Astara, Islamic Azad University of Bojnourd, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University of Damavand, Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan, Islamic Azad University of Farahan

, Islamic Azad University of Garmsar, Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah, Islamic Azad University of Khomeynishahr, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Islamic Azad University of Majlesi, Islamic Azad University of Nishapur, Islamic Azad University of Gorgan, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Islamic Azad University of Masjed Soleyman, Islamic Azad University of Najafabad, Islamic Azad University of Shahinshahr, Islamic Azad University of Parand, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University of Sabzevar, Islamic Azad University of Shahr Rey, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Islamic Azad University of Tafresh, Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch and Islamic Azad University of Zanjan. --[E.3][chat2][me] 14:02, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep In fact, this is the most important branch of Azad University (which is not a private university in Iran).Farhikht (talk) 16:05, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep This is notable enough to merit its own page, considering its size. HAL333 04:25, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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