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Countries and cities who have changed names


List of city name changes - Wikipedia

Greenland · Friedrichstal → Frederiksdal → Narsarmijit (Narsaq Kujalleq) · Godthaab (Godthåb) → Nuuk · Lichtenau → Alluitsoq · Lichtenfels → Akunnat · Neu-Herrnhut → ...

Countries And Cities That Have Changed Their Names - Babbel

From France to Japan, Russia to Turkey, some places aren't short of inspiration when it comes to changing names.

List of countries which have changed their names in the past

List of countries which have changed their names in the past · 1) Turkey To Turkiye · 2) Persia to Iran · 3) Siam to Thailand · 4) Burma to Myanmar

Timeline of country name changes in HMG use: 1919 to present

Iceland; Republic of Iceland changed to Iceland. Turkey; Republic of Turkey changed to Turkey; Republic of Türkiye. 2019. Macedonia; Republic of ...

List of countries that changed their names | World News

Governments globally have recently renamed numerous cities, towns, streets, mountains, and national parks, with further changes anticipated.

8 Cities That Have Changed Names - Mental Floss

8 Cities That Have Changed Names · 1. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 2. Mumbai, India · 3. Istanbul, Turkey · 4. Oslo​​, Norway · 5. New York, New York, ...

Country and City Name Changes Since 1990 - DJSMapping.com

3. New Capital Cities, or New Spellings · UTTARANCHAL (also known as Uttarakhand) Capital: Nainital · VANANCHAL (also known as Jharkhand) Capital: Ranchi. This ...

11 cities that have changed names | Go Eat Do

11 cities that have changed names · New York name change from New Amsterdam · Toronto name change from York · York name change in England · St Petersburg changed ...

Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

Cities and towns · Amadora, Portugal, was known as Porcalhota until 1907. · Astana, Kazakhstan – renamed Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. · Attock, Pakistan, was ...

7 Countries That Changed Names In The Past Decade

The capital was transferred in 1997, and the city renamed to Astana in 1998. In 2019, president Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned. He had been president of the ...

10 Countries Who Have Changed Their Names - WorldAtlas

10 Countries Who Have Changed Their Names · 10. Persia/Iran · 9. Kampuchea/Cambodia · 8. Burma/Myanmar · 7. Transjordan/Jordan · 6. Abyssinia/ ...

Name Changes by Country 2024 - World Population Review

Changing the name of a country isn't easy, but there are times when it is necessary. Several countries have officially changed their names in recent years.

country name changes - Political Geography Now

But there was one name change we missed out on reporting last year - depending on what you consider a "country". In April 2017, people in the disputed Republic ...

8 Countries That Changed Their Names and Why | HowStuffWorks

And to be fair, the country has had a few names since 1993 when Czechoslovakia split into two separate states: Czech Republic and Slovak ...

28 Countries That Changed Their Names - YouTube

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Here are 8 Countries That Changed Their Names. - Jagran Josh

Countries that changed their names · 1. Burma -> Myanmar · 2. Ceylon -> Sri Lanka · 3. East Pakistan -> Bangladesh · 4. Czech Republic -> Czechia · 5 ...

7 countries that changed their names — and why – DW – 06/02/2022

Again it's marketing that is behind the name change of the central European country, Czech Republic. In 2016, the Czech government officially ...

15 Name changes from the around the world - Getaway Magazine

Name changing of a city or country occurs when a country or city acquires a new independence, to honour political leaders or local heroes, when ...

Countries old and new names - YouTube

About this video: Hello friend! In this video, I have given countries old and new names which are very important for your upcoming ...

Countries and Cities That Changed Their Names

Among the most evident examples of name changes are post-colonial countries in Africa and South Asia – The Gold Coast became Ghana, Burma became Myanmar.


A Tale of Two Cities

Novel by Charles Dickens https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvsaaQ1BMssJHBfMTiAinc4FR5xvRXPORyzyH3rBUJWEj1mAha

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Novel by Jules Verne https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLGKdxCflLFABbEW9ntP8HKApE3IRD6ZkeG1ZVhvrMqM85LLV2

Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club.

The Prince

Book by Niccolo Machiavelli https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-43rvaxF-Xu7UbL99KtWb8nEVQLC0XKAJxQZDuu1j8s3fonIQ

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes.

Jack Greene

American musician https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQre-dl9a5Gs7lDIPGcjE_IHLIN4LGDxCiI8Vr467tHP_tI7CE6

Jack Henry Greene was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry.