List of renamed cities in Tajikistan

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The following is the list of cities in Tajikistan that underwent a name change in the past.

  • Dushanbe → Stalinabad (1929) → Dushanbe (1961)
  • Khodjend → Leninabad (1939) → Khujand (1991)
  • Kurgan-Tyube → Qurghonteppa (1993) → Bokhtar (2018)
  • Sovietabad → Ghafurov (1978)
  • Ura-Tyube → Istaravshan (2001)
  • Yangi-Bazar → Orjonikidzeabad (1936) → Kofarnihon (1992) → Vahdat (2003)
  • Tabashar → Istiqlol (2012)
  • Nurek → Norak (1993)
  • Kulyab → Kulob (1993)
  • Regar → Tursunzade (1972) → Tursunzoda (1993)
  • Chkalovsk → Chkalov (1993) → Buston (2016)
  • Pendjikent → Panjakent (1993)
  • Kalininabad → Sarband (1996) → Levakant

See also

  • flagTajikistan portal
  • Name Changes in Tajikistan - Tajikistan Update
  • Historic and demographic data of urban centers in Tajikistan - including name changes