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]
2 Nasrat Syed Nawab shah 1909
Nawabshah auto spelled
3 Sagala Salwankot [1]
Sialkot
4 Nerunkot Hyderabad 1768 [1]
5 Lyallpur Faisalabad 1977 [2]
6 Sahiwal Montgomery 1965 [1]
Sahiwal 1966
7 Fort Sandeman Zhob 30 July 1976 [3]
8 Khangarh Jacobabad Changed during British rule over India [1]
9 Campbellpur Attock 1978 [1]
10 Raj Shahi Islamabad [1]
11 Kolachi Kalanchi
Karachi [1]
12 Shal Kot Quetta [1]
13 Preshapur Peshawar [1]
14 Nawabshah Benazirabad 2008
15 Pipri Bin Qasim [1]
16 Hindu Bagh Muslim Bagh [1]
17 Ajodhan Pakpattan [1]
18 Rowdayana Swat [1]
19 Pushkalavati Charsadda
20 Lava pura Mahmoodpur (Mughal Period)
Lahore [4]

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 Krishan Nagar Islampura 1965 [6][7]
3 Sant Nagar Sunnat Nagar [7]
Sandha
4 Ram Gali Rehman Gali [6]
5 Kumharpura Ghaziabad [6]
6 Nawabshah District Shaheed Benazirabad District 16 September 2008 [8]
7 Govindpura Basti Bukhari
8 Van Radha Ram Habib Kot 1965 [9][10]
9 Bhai Pheru Phool Nagar [10]
10 Kandhkot Kashmore 2004
11 Karachi Central District Nazimabad District 2023 [11]
12 Karachi East District Gulshan District 2023 [11]
13 Karachi South District Karachi District 2023 [11]
14 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]

See also

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. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2012-03-12). "Book launched on Jacobabad history". DAWN.COM. 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.
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