List of city name changes This is a list of cities and towns whose names were offi- 4 Angola cially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place • Amboim → Cabela → Gabela over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming and Names of European • Benguella → Benguela (1975) cities in different languages. • Cabinda → Tchiowa (proposed) • Carmona → Uíge (1975) 1 Afghanistan • Concelho → Caconda (1975) • Alexandria Ariana → Herat • Henrique de Carvalho → Saurimo (1975) • Alexandria Arachosia → Kandahar • Huambo → Nova Lisboa → Huambo (1975) • Alexandria in Opiania → Ghazni • Loanda → Luanda (1975) • Alexandria on the Oxus → Al-Khanoum • • Bactra → Balkh Moçâmedes → Namibe (1985) • Adina Pur → Jalalabad • Novo Redondo → Sumbe (1975) • Kissonde → Benguela → Benguela Velha → Porto 2 Albania Amboim (1923) → Gunza/Porto Gabela (proposed) • Porto Alexandre → Tombwe/Tombua • Dyrrachium → Durazzo → Durrës • Robert Williams town/Vila Robert Williams → • Alessio → Lezhë Caála (1975) • Scutari → Shkodrë • Sá da Bandeira → Lubango • São Salvador → M'banza-Kongo (1975) 3 Algeria • Santa Comba → Waku-Kungo (1975) • Ikosium → Icosium → Algiers • Santo António do Zaire → Soyo • Géryville → El Bayadh • Serpa Pinto → Menongue (1975) • Cirta → Constantine • Silva Porto → Kuito/Cuito (1975) • Hippo Regius → Bône → Annaba • Teixeira da Silva → Bailundo/Bailunda • Rusicade → Philippeville → Skikda • • Castellum Tingitanum → Orléansville → El Asnam Teixeira de Sousa → Luau (1975) → Chlef • Vila Luso → Luena (1975) • Malaca → Calama → Guelma • Vila Salazar → N'dalatando (1975) • Colomb-Béchar → Béchar • Saint André de Mers-el-Kébir → Mers-el-Kébir 5 Argentina • Saldae → Bougie → Béjaïa • Fort Laperrine → Tamanrasset • La Plata → Ciudad Eva Perón → La Plata 1 2 9 AZERBAIJAN 6 Armenia • Mayday Hills → Beechworth (NSW) • Bendigo’s Creek → Sandhurst → Bendigo (VIC) See List of renamed cities in Armenia • Dumbletown → Beverly Hills (NSW) • Akhta → Hrazdan • Emu Bay → Burnie (TAS) • Alagyoz → Tsakhkahovit → Aragats (1950) • Port Darwin → Palmerston → Darwin (NT) • Artashat → Verin Ghamarlu → Artashat (1962) • Germanton → Holbrook (NSW) • Basarkechar → Vardenis (1945) • Limestone Station → Ipswich (QLD) • Dadakishlag → Akhundov → Punik • Bearbrass → Melbourne (VIC) • Davalou → Ararat (1935) • Mobilong → Murray Bridge (SA) • Dyuzkand → Akhuryan (1950) • Blackman’s Flat → Orange (NSW) • Geryusi → Goris (1924) • Currajong → Parkes (NSW) • Hamamlou → Spitak (1948) • Belfast → Port Fairy (VIC) • Jalaloghlou → Stepanavan (1930) • Flooding Creek → Sale (VIC) • Ghapan → Kapan (1990) • McGuire’s Punt → Sheppardtown → Shepparton • Karaklis → Kirovakan (1935) → Vanadzor (1993) (VIC) • Krasnoselsk → Chambarak (1993) • Newcastle → Toodyay (WA) • Kumayri → Alexandropol (1840) → Leninakan • Hummock Hill → Whyalla (SA) (1924) → Gyumri (1990) • Kyavar → Novo-Bayazet/Nor Bayazet (1830) → 8 Austria Kamo (1959) → Gavar (1996) • Lusavan → Charentsavan (1967) • Vindobona → Wien (Vienna) • Nerkin Karanlough → Martuni (1926) • Sardarapat → Hoktemberyan (1932) → Armavir 9 Azerbaijan (1992) See List of renamed cities in Azerbaijan • Soylan → Azizbekov (1956) → Vayk (1994) • Nubarashen → Sovetashen → Nubarashen • Mardakert → Ağdərə (1991, change not recognized by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic which controls • Uloukhanlou → Narimanlou → Zangibasar → Raz- this city) dan → Masis • Aşağı Ağcakənd → Şaumyanovsk (1938) → Aşağı • Vagharshapat → Echmiadzin (1941) → Vagharsha- Ağcakənd (1990) pat (1991) • Astraxan-Bazar → Cəlilabad (1967) • Vorontsovka → Kalinino (1937) → Tashir (1991) • Beyləqan → Zhdanov (1939) → Beyləqan (1991) • 7 Australia Biləsuvar → Puşkino (1938) → Biləsuvar (1991) • Dəvəçi → Şabran (2010) See also: Australian place names changed from German • Duvannı → Sanqaçal names • Gəncə → Elisabethpol (1805) → Gəncə (1918) → Kirovabad (1935) → Gəncə (1989) • Stuart → Alice Springs (NT) • Goranboy → Qasım-İsmayılov (1938) → Goranboy • Ballaarat → Ballarat (VIC) (1990) 3 • Helenendorf → Yelenino → Xanlar (1938) → • Berestie (Берестье) (historical ruthenian name) → Göygöl (2008) Brześć Litewski (polish name) → Brest-Litovsk (Брест-Литовск) (Russian name since 19th century • Karyagino → Füzuli (1959) as transcribed from Polish*) → Brest (Брест) (*) → Brest (Брэст)/Bierascie (Берасце) (informal) • Xonaşen → Martuni → Xocavənd (1991, change not recognized by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic • Horodno (Городно) (historical ruthenian name) → which controls this city) Grodno (polish name) → Grodno (Гродно) (Rus- • Noraşen → İliç[evsk] → Şərur (1991) sian name since 19th century as transcribed from Polish) → Hrodna (Гродна)/Harodnia (Гародня) • Petropavlovka → Petropavlovsk → Sabirabad (informal) (1931) • Novohorodok (Новогородокъ) (historical ruthe- • Port-Ilich → Liman (1999) nian name) → Nowogródek (polish name) → Novo- grudok (Новогрудок) (Russian name since 19th • Prishib → Göytəpə century as transcribed from Polish) → Navahrudak • Qutqaşen → Qəbələ (1991) (Навагрудак)/Navaharodak (Навагародак) (infor- mal)/Navahradak (Наваградак) (informal) • Şəki → Nuxa (1840) → Şəki (1968) • Mery, Myory (Меры) (historical ruthenian name) • Şəmkir → Şamxor → Şəmkir (1991) → Miory (polish name) → Miory (Миоры) (Russian name since 19th century as transcribed from Polish) • Tərtər → Mir-Bəşir (1949) → Tərtər (1991) → Mijory (Міёры)/Miory (Мёры) (informal) • Traubenfeld → Vinogradnoe Pole → Tovuz • Feni→ Heni • Vartaşen → Oğuz (1991) • Xankəndi → Stepanakert (1923) → Xankəndi (1991, change not recognized by the Nagorno- 12 Belgium Karabakh Republic which controls this city) • Charnoy (hamlet) → Charleroi (1666) • Yelizavetinka → Lüksemburq → Ağstafa (1939) • Yeni Şamaxı → Ağsu • Atuatuca Tungrorum (= Aduatuca Tongrorum) → Tongeren • Zubovka → Əli-Bayramlı (1938) → Şirvan (2008) • Pirçivan → Zəngilan (1957) 13 Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) 10 Bangladesh • Gaberones → Gaborone (1969) • Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka • Chittagong → Chotogram *(both are used as both English and Bengali are official languages of 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bangladesh) • Bosanska Gradiška → Gradiška 11 Belarus • Drvar → Titov Drvar (1981) → Drvar (1991) See List of renamed cities in Belarus • Hvoča → Foča → Srbinje → Foča • Mien’sk (Мѣньскъ) (historical ruthenian name) → • Delminium → Županjac → Županj-potok → Žu- Mińsk Litewski (polish name) → Minsk (Минск) panjac → Duvno → Tomislavgrad → Duvno → (Russian name since 19th century as transcribed Tomislavgrad from Polish) → Minsk (Мінск)/Miensk (Менск) (informal) • Salines → Soli → Tuzla 4 18 CANADA 15 Brazil • Ortaköy → Ivailovgrad • Pautalia → Velbazhd → Köstendil → Kyustendil • Adolfo Konder → Vidal Ramos • Golyama Kutlovitsa → Kutlofça → Ferdinand → • Hamônia → Ibirama Mihailovgrad → Montana • Hansa Humboldt → Corupá • Mesembria → Misivri→ Nesebar • Jabaeté → Viana • Tatar Pazardzhik → Pazardzhik • Neu-Zürich → Dalbérgia → Neu Breslau → • Plevne → Pleven Presidente Getúlio • Kendros (Kendrisos/Kendrisia) → Odryssa → Eu- • Nossa Senhora do Desterro → Florianópolis molpia → Philipopolis → Trimontium → Ulpia → Flavia → Julia → Paldin/Ploudin → Poulpoudeva → • Nova Danzig → Cambé Filibe → Plovdiv • Paraíba → João Pessoa • Ruschuk (Rusčuk) → Rousse • Porto Acre → Xapuri • Kolarovgrad → Şumnu → Shumen • Porto dos Casais → Porto Alegre • Durostorum → Dorostol → Drastar → Silistre → • São José da Barra do Rio Negro → Manaus Silistra • • São José del Rey → Tiradentes Bashmakli → Ahiçelebi → Smolyan • • Veado → Siqueira Campos → Guaçuí Serdica → Sredets → Triaditsa → Sofya →Sofia • • Vila do Espírito Santo → Vila Velha Apolonia → Sozopolis → Süzebolu→ Sozopol • • Vila Nova do Espírito Santo → Vitória Beroe → Vereya (Beroya) → Ulpia Augusta Trajana → Irinopolis → Boruy → Vereya → Eski Zağra → • Vila Rica → Ouro Preto Zheleznik → Stara Zagora • Eski Dzhumaia (Eski Cuma) → Targovishte 16 Brunei • Vassiliko → Tsarevo → Michurin → Tsarevo • Odesos → Varna → Stalin → Varna • Brunei Town (Bandar Brunei) → Bandar Seri Be- gawan (1970) • Tarnovgrad → Tarnovo → Tırnova → Tarnovo → Veliko Tarnovo • Brooketon → Muara • Bononia → Bdin → Vidin • Padang Berawa → Seria • Vratitsa → Ivraca→ Vratsa 17 Bulgaria 18 Canada • Agatopolis → Ahtabolu → Ahtopol • Ratiaria → Archar 18.1 Alberta • Scaptopara → Cuma-i Bala (Yukarı Cuma) → • Hobbema → Maskwacis Gorna Dzhumaya → Blagoevgrad • Orhanie → Botevgrad 18.2 British Columbia • Scaphida → Pyrgos → Burgaz → Burgas • Fort George → Prince George • Hadzhioglu Pazardzhik → Tolbuhin → Dobrich • Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria • Diranava → Dryanovo • Westbank → West Kelowna • Dupniche → Marek → Stanke Dimitrov → Dupnitsa • Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver • Nevrokop → Gotse Delchev • ch’átlich → Sechelt 18.9 Saskatchewan 5 18.3 Manitoba 18.9 Saskatchewan • Prince of Wales Fort → Churchill • Pile o' Bones → Regina • Prussia → Leader 18.4 New Brunswick • Fort LaTour → Saint John 19 Chad • Léger Corner → Dieppe • Faya → Largeau → Faya-Largeau → Faya (pro- posed) • Ste. Anne’s Point → Fredericton • Fort Archambault → Sarh 18.5 Nunavut • Fort-Foureau → Kousséri • Fort Lamy → N'Djamena • Frobisher Bay → Iqaluit 18.6 Ontario 20 China • Berlin → Kitchener, Ontario. Changed in 1916 due • Amoy† → Hsia-men† → Xiamen to Canadian involvement in the First World War, • Ji → Yanjing → Zhongdu → Dadu → Jingshi → named after Lord Kitchener see Berlin to Kitchener Khanbalik (as Mongol capital) → Peking † → Peip- name change ing → Beijing • [1] Hens and Chicken’s Harbour → Collingwood • Canton† → Guangzhou • New Johnstown