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) → Qofarnihon (1992) → Vahdat (2003)
• (Tabashar) → (Istiqlol) (2012)
• (Nurek) → (Norak) (1993)
• (Kulyab) → (Kulob) (1993)
• (Regar) → (Tursunzade) (1972) → Турсунзода (Tursunzoda) (1993)
• (Chkalovsk) → (Chkalov) (1993)
• (Pendjikent) → (Panjakent) (1993)
• (Kalininabad) → (Sarband) (1996)

See also[]

• List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan
• List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan
• List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan
• List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan

External links[]

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