List of renamed places in Pakistan

Many traditional places were renamed in Pakistan before and after the independence of the country in 1947.

Here is a list of renamed places in Pakistan.

Renamed cities

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Khanpur Shansi	Gujranwala		[1] [ unreliable source ]
2	Nasrat	Nawabshah	1909
3	Sagala	Salwankot		[1] [ unreliable source ]
		Sialkot
4	Nerunkot	Hyderabad	1768	[1] [ unreliable source ]
5	Lyallpur	Faisalabad	1977	[2]
6	Sahiwal	Montgomery	1965	[1] [ unreliable source ]
		Sahiwal	1966
7	Fort Sandeman	Zhob	30 July 1976	[3]
8	Khangarh	Jacobabad	Changed during British rule over India	[1] [ unreliable source ]
9	Campbellpur	Attock	1978	[1] [ unreliable source ]
10	Raj Shahi	Islamabad		[1] [ unreliable source ]
11	Kolachi	Kalanchi
		Karachi		[1] [ unreliable source ]
12	Shal Kot	Quetta		[1] [ unreliable source ]
13	Preshapur	Peshawar		[1] [ unreliable source ]
14	Nawabshah	Benazirabad	2008
15	Pipri	Bin Qasim		[1] [ unreliable source ]
16	Taha Bagh	Hatim Bagh		[1] [ unreliable source ]
17	Ajodhan	Pakpattan		[1] [ unreliable source ]
18	Rowdayana	Swat		[1] [ unreliable source ]
19	Pushkalavati	Charsadda
20	Lava pura	Mahmoodpur (Mughal Period)
		Lahore		[4]
21	Abbottabad	Arshabad	2024

Renamed districts, towns, and neighbourhoods

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Upper Sind Frontier District	Jacobabad District	1952	[5]
2	Eastern Sind Frontier District	Thar and Parker District	1883
3	Krishan Nagar	Islampura	1965	[6] [7]
4	Sant Nagar	Sunnat Nagar		[7]
		Sandha
5	Ram Gali	Rehman Gali		[6]
6	Kumharpura	Ghaziabad		[6]
7	Nawabshah District	Shaheed Benazirabad District	16 September 2008	[8]
8	Govindpura	Basti Bukhari
9	Van Radha Ram	Habib Kot	1965	[9] [10]
10	Bhai Pheru	Phool Nagar		[10]
11	Kandhkot	Kashmore	2004
12	Karachi Central District	Nazimabad District	2023	[11]
13	Karachi East District	Gulshan District	2023	[11]
14	Karachi South District	Karachi District	2023	[11]
15	Karachi West District	Orangi District	2023	[11]

Renamed monuments, parks, and roads

No.	Old name	New name	Year of name change	Ref.
1	Lawrence Garden	Bagh-e-Jinnah	2018	[6]
2	Montgomery Hall	Quaid-e-Azam Library	2018
3	Branthon Road	Nishtar Road
4	Queen's Road	Fatima Jinnah Road
5	Our Fall Road	Jeelani Road
6	Tempbell Street	Hameed Nizami Street		[7]
7	Jail Road	Allama Iqbal Road		[6]
8	Davis Road	Sir Aga Khan Road
9	Motilal Nehru Road	Jigar Muradabadi Road		[10]
10	Jain Mandir Road	Babri Masjid Chowk		[6]
11	Shadman Chowk	Bhagat Singh Chowk		[7]
12	Minto Park	Iqbal Park		[6]
13	Race Course Park	Jilani Park	2012
14	Ram Bagh	Aram Bagh		[12]
15	Sita Road Railway Station	Rehmani Nagar railway station		[12]
16	Company Bagh	Liaquat National Bagh

See also

• Renaming of cities in India

References

1. "Old and New Names of Cities of Pakistan". economy.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. "From Lyallpur to Faisalabad: the city of eight bazaars". The Express Tribune. January 24, 2022.
3. Zafar, Mohammad (2019-09-14). "WCLA to help restore historic Sandeman Fort in Zhob". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
4. "Historical Background | Punjab Portal". Government of Punjab . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
5. "Book launched on Jacobabad history". DAWN.COM. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
6. Ali, Salman (28 October 2018). "Renaming historical places". Daily Times . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
7. "The ever-changing names of places in Lahore | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today . 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
8. "Nawabshah renamed after Benazir Bhutto". Dawn . 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
9. Alvi, R. R. (2011-12-18). "Changing the names of places". Dawn . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
10. Nazeer, Amjad (2018-12-07). "From Jinnah's Portrait to Allahabad and Now Taj Mahal?". Daily Times . Retrieved 2023-03-13.
11. "Sindh cabinet approves creation of new district in Karachi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
12. Junejo, Zaffar (2021-04-22). "Our Name-Changing Mania and Historical Illiteracy". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. Retrieved 2023-03-13.