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List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan
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The following is the
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Yasi → Shavgar (?) →
Turkestan (Kazakh: Түркістан)
(?)
Novopetrovskoye → Fort Alexandrovsky (1857) →
Fort-Shevchenko (Kazakh: Форт-Шевченко)
(1939)
Ayakoz → Sergiopol (1860) →
Ayagoz (Kazakh: Аягөз)
(1939)
Aktau → Shevchenko (1964) →
Aktau (Kazakh: Ақтау)
(1991)
Dzharkent → Panfilov (1942) →
Zharkent (Kazakh: Жаркент)
(1991)
Guryev →
Atyrau (Kazakh: Атырау)
(1991)
Yaitsk → Uralsk (1775) →
Oral (Kazakh: Орал)
(1991)
Verniy → Alma-Ata (1921) →
Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы)
(1992)
Dzhezkazgan →
Zhezkazgan (Kazakh: Жезқазған)
(1992)
Novy Uzen →
Zhanaozen (Kazakh: Жаңаөзен)
(1992)
Ust-Kamennaya → Ust-Kamenogorsk (1868) →
Oskemen (Kazakh: Өскемен)
(1992)
Chu →
Shu (Kazakh: Шу)
(1992)
Yermak →
Aksu (Kazakh: Ақсу)
(1993)
Stanitsa
Kokchetavskaya → Kokchetav (1868) →
Kokshetau (Kazakh: Көкшетау)
(1993)
Gavrilovka → Taldy-Kurgan (1920) →
Taldykorgan (Kazakh: Талдықорған)
(1993)
Chimkent →
Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент)
(1993)
Leninsk →
Baikonur (Kazakh: Байқоңыр)
(1995)
Ak-Mechet → Fort-Perovsky (1853) → Perovsk (1858) → Kyzyl-Orda (1925) →
Kyzylorda (Kazakh: Қызылорда)
(1996)
Alexeyevka →
Akkol (Kazakh: Ақкөл)
(1997)
Kustanay →
Kostanay (Kazakh: Қостанай)
(1997)
Talas → Aulie-Ata (1856) → Mirzoyan (1936) → Jambul (1938) → Zhambyl (1993) →
Taraz (Kazakh: Тараз)
(1997)
Aktyubinsk →
Aktobe (Kazakh: Ақтөбе)
(1999)
Ridder → Leningorsk (1941) →
Ridder (Kazakh: Риддер)
(2002)
Semipalatinsk →
Semey (Kazakh: Семей)
(2007)
Akmolinsk → Tselinograd (1961) → Akmola (1992) → Astana (Kazakh: Астана) (1998) → Nur-Sultan (Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан) (2019) →
Astana (Kazakh: Астана)
(2022)
See also
List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan
List of renamed cities in Tajikistan
List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan
List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan
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