Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ba Takat Bridge

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The result was delete. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 17:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ba Takat Bridge

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Appears likely to be a hoax. The only source cited is an 1899 book by a Christopher Polo; I cannot find evidence outside Wikipedia that either the book or even a writer named Christopher Polo exist. The geographical location is given as "28 miles west of Colombo", but Colombo is on the west coast of Sri Lanka, so that would be 28 miles into the ocean. (It is however given as near Karawanella, which is a real location about 35 miles east of Colombo, so there's an outside chance this was just a mistake). And, I cannot find mention of the alleged bridge or anything sounding like it anywhere else. Delirium (talk) 12:44, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:03, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:04, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I cannot find anything about the bridge, but the Nittevo (or Nittaewo) are at least an authentic Sri Lankan legend, whose reality—and humanity— has been debated for over a century,[1] and currently attract a great quantity of nonsense in the field of cryptozoology, as a simple Google search shows. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 14:32, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: on closer examination, this must be a hoax. There is a great wealth of detail about the history and beliefs of a people/species whose existence is uncertain, down to the names of their deities. Also, sentences like It is not heard of by the rest of the world because not many survive suggest a hoax. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 14:46, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete essentially for the same reasons cited by Hasirpad and the nominator. I can find no evidence of these particular tales about the Nittaewo or of a Christopher Polo writing about them. The name Christopher Polo may be an homage to Marco Polo's tall tales about Ceylon/Sri Lanka. See The Travels of Marco Polo/Book 3/Chapter 14. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 17:47, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for all the above reasons - I have also undertaken some research and am unable to find any literature by Chistopher Polo on the Nittevo. Dan arndt (talk) 04:13, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete and close, per above. This is entirely a hoax. Reh man 07:58, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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