List of renamed places in Pakistan
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| 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] |