Can you name the national capitals that have recently been renamed?

created by Edelweiss
  • Enter a capital in the box below
  • Correctly named capitals will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: CIA and others
  • The capitals must have been renamed after 1900. The renamed city need not have been the capital of an independent nation at the time of renaming.
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Former Name (years used)Current NameCountry
Bathurst (1819-1973)
Leopoldville (1881-1966)
Lourenço Marques (1850-1976)
Christiania (1624-1925)
Pressburg (ca. 900-1919)
Akmola (1991-1998)
Stalinabad (1929-1961)
Batavia (1619-1942)
Fort-Lamy (1900-1973)
Titograd (1946-1992)
Former Name (years used)Current NameCountry
Ciudad Trujillo (1930-1961)
Gyeongseong (1910-1945)
Frunze (1926-1991)
Syonan-to (1942-1945)
Santa Isabel (1843-1973)
Üsküb (1392-1912)
Reval (1219-1920)
Salisbury (1890-1982)
Niislel Khüree (1911-1924)
Poltoratsk (1919-1927)
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Renamed Capitals Quiz

  1. by Edelweiss
  • Created May 3, 2011 in History
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