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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[edit]

No. Old name New name Year of name change Ref.
1 Khanpur Shansi Gujranwala [1][unreliable source]
2 Nasrat Syed Nawab shah 1909
Nawabshah auto spelled
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 Hindu Bagh Muslim 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]

Renamed districts, towns, and neighbourhoods[edit]

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[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "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. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2012-03-12). "Book launched on Jacobabad history". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Ali, Salman (28 October 2018). "Renaming historical places". Daily Times. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c Nazeer, Amjad (2018-12-07). "From Jinnah's Portrait to Allahabad and Now Taj Mahal?". Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  11. ^ a b c d "Sindh cabinet approves creation of new district in Karachi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  12. ^ a b Junejo, Zaffar (2021-04-22). "Our Name-Changing Mania and Historical Illiteracy". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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