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The result was delete. ✗plicit 01:06, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Moqui, Arizona[edit]

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Added to GNIS from a book on "prehistoric irrigation", I have no idea why they thought this could be pinned on a particular spot, especially since almost everyone else thinks "Moqui" is either the name of a tribe or something someone made up one day. Essentially unsearchable but really I see no reason to think this indicates a real spot, though I must admit that I have not been able to gain access to the source work. Mangoe (talk) 01:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Ooh, this was fun. Not only do I think the place doesn't exist, I don't think that source exists as cited.
  The closest match is something with the same title and author, but the wrong year (1966 vs 1968), and in a journal whose name is a plausible match if read from bad handwriting ("Kiva" vs "KWA"). I have access to it and read the whole thing; it describes some canals in an area around Phoenix, Arizona, and does not mention Moqui (because it's nowhere near Phoenix and also does not exist).— Preceding unsigned comment added by 3mi1y (talk • contribs) 09:29, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  That link 404's for me. BhamBoi (talk) 18:56, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Odd, it works for me. Here's the full citation, in case that helps:

  Midvale, Frank. “Prehistoric Irrigation in the Salt River Valley, Arizona.” Kiva 34, no. 1 (1968): 28–32. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30247335. 3mi1y (talk) 06:54, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Arizona. Shellwood (talk) 10:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Does not appear to be a real place. –dlthewave ☎ 03:44, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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