Talk:Aybak, Samangan

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Did you know... that Samangan (Aybak), the capital of Samangan Province, lies on the Khulm River?

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Rename it to Aybak!!! Altaveron (talk) 15:56, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 9 August 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved. The related merge discussion below can continue; while there is still some uncertainty about which name is best, there is consensus for a move from the current name. (closed by non-admin page mover) Mdewman6 (talk) 01:32, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Samangan → Aybak, Samangan – The name of the capital city of Samangan Province is Aybak. There are many sources for this, but a recent source from Afghanistan itself is Tolo news. Other non recent source are BBC 2012, UNFPA report 2015, Guardian 2012. DreamLinker (talk) 19:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. ASUKITE 00:09, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support In addition to the listed sources, Humanitarian Response and a government website lists the capital of the province as Aybak. Danre98^{(talk^contribs)} 19:18, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Afghanistan has been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 00:09, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Please note the alternative name discussed below - I've notified/relisted this just in case anybody else can clarify. ASUKITE 00:12, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Is Haibak same as Aybak (capital of Samangan province)

I found another article called Haibak, which is also about a town in Samangan province. The article is based on old references (1911 Britannica). I wonder if this is same as Aybak.--DreamLinker (talk) 19:34, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I think it is. I poked around online and found a preview of an old map. The vendor is a university and the original mapmakers was the Survey of India from the late 19th century, early 20th. I looked at the preview and was (barely) able to make out Haibak at about 68 degrees longitude, 36 degrees and 15 minutes latitude which is where Aybak is located. It seems like it was called Haibak historically. Danre98^{(talk^contribs)} 20:18, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of Haibak into Samangan

Per discussion at above, the places are probably the same. Haibak a minor spelling change from Aibak and is located in the same province, with the 1911 encyclopaedia britannica as its only source. Because of [1] I suspect Haibak is a historical name. Danre98^{(talk^contribs)} 18:25, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]