List of renamed places in Pakistan

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

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Here is a list of renamed places in Pakistan.

Renamed cities

No.Old nameNew nameYear of name changeRef.
1Khanpur Shansi Gujranwala [1] [ unreliable source ]
2NasratSyed Nawab shah1909
Nawabshahauto spelled
3 Sagala Salwankot [1] [ unreliable source ]
Sialkot
4Nerunkot Hyderabad 1768 [1] [ unreliable source ]
5Lyallpur Faisalabad 1977 [2]
6SahiwalMontgomery1965 [1] [ unreliable source ]
Sahiwal 1966
7Fort Sandeman Zhob 30 July 1976 [3]
8Khangarh Jacobabad Changed during British rule over India [1] [ unreliable source ]
9Campbellpur Attock 1978 [1] [ unreliable source ]
10Raj Shahi Islamabad [1] [ unreliable source ]
11KolachiKalanchi
Karachi [1] [ unreliable source ]
12Shal Kot Quetta [1] [ unreliable source ]
13Preshapur Peshawar [1] [ unreliable source ]
14 Nawabshah Benazirabad 2008
15Pipri Bin Qasim [1] [ unreliable source ]
16Hindu Bagh Muslim Bagh [1] [ unreliable source ]
17Ajodhan Pakpattan [1] [ unreliable source ]
18Rowdayana Swat [1] [ unreliable source ]
19Pushkalavati Charsadda
20Lava puraMahmoodpur (Mughal Period)
Lahore [4]
21 Abbottabad Arshabad 2024

Renamed districts, towns, and neighbourhoods

No.Old nameNew nameYear of name changeRef.
1Upper Sind Frontier District Jacobabad District 1952 [5]
2Eastern Sind Frontier DistrictThar and Parker District1883
3 Krishan Nagar Islampura 1965 [6] [7]
4Sant NagarSunnat Nagar [7]
Sandha
5Ram GaliRehman Gali [6]
6Kumharpura Ghaziabad [6]
7Nawabshah District Shaheed Benazirabad District 16 September 2008 [8]
8Govindpura Basti Bukhari
9Van Radha Ram Habib Kot 1965 [9] [10]
10Bhai Pheru Phool Nagar [10]
11Kandhkot Kashmore 2004
12Karachi Central District Nazimabad District 2023 [11]
13Karachi East District Gulshan District 2023 [11]
14Karachi South District Karachi District 2023 [11]
15Karachi West District Orangi District 2023 [11]

Renamed monuments, parks, and roads

No.Old nameNew nameYear of name changeRef.
1Lawrence Garden Bagh-e-Jinnah 2018 [6]
2Montgomery Hall Quaid-e-Azam Library 2018
3Branthon RoadNishtar Road
4Queen's RoadFatima Jinnah Road
5Our Fall RoadJeelani Road
6Tempbell StreetHameed Nizami Street [7]
7Jail RoadAllama Iqbal Road [6]
8Davis RoadSir Aga Khan Road
9Motilal Nehru RoadJigar Muradabadi Road [10]
10Jain Mandir RoadBabri Masjid Chowk [6]
11Shadman ChowkBhagat Singh Chowk [7]
12Minto Park Iqbal Park [6]
13Race Course Park Jilani Park 2012
14Ram BaghAram Bagh [12]
15Sita Road Railway Station Rehmani Nagar railway station [12]
16Company Bagh Liaquat National Bagh

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