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]
1 Khanpur Shansi Gujranwala

Salwankot
[1]
2 Sagala
Sialkot
[1]
3 Nerunkot Hyderabad 1768
[1]
4 Lyallpur Faisalabad 1977

Mont gomery 1965

[1]
5 Sahiwal
Sahiwal 1966
[2]
6 Fort Sandeman Zhob 30 July 1976
[1]
7 Khangarh Jacobabad Changed during Brit ish rule over India
[1]
8 Campbellpur At t ock 1978
[1]
9 Raj Shahi Islamabad

Kalanchi
10 Kolachi
[1]
Karachi
[1]
11 Shal Kot Quet t a
[1]
12 Preshapur Peshawar

13 Nawabshah Benazirabad 2008

[1]
14 Pipri Bin Qasim
[1]
15 Hindu Bagh Muslim Bagh
[1]
16 Ajodhan Pakpat t an
[1]
17 Rowdayana Swat

18 Pushkalavat i Charsadda
[3]
19 Mahmoodpur Lahore
Renamed districts, towns,
and neighbourhoods
No. Old name New name Year of name change Ref.
[4][5]
1 Krishan Nagar Islampura

Sunnat Nagar
[5]
2 Sant Nagar
Sandha
[4]
3 Ram Gali Rehman Gali
[4]
4 Kumharpura Ghaziabad
[6]
5 Nawabshah Dist rict Shaheed Benazirabad Dist rict 16 Sept ember 2008

6 Govindpura Bast i Bukhari

[7][8]
7 Van Radha Ram Habib Kot
[8]
8 Bhai Pheru Phool Nagar

9 Kandhkot Kashmore 2004

Renamed monuments, parks,
and roads
No. Old name New name Year of name change Ref.

1 Lawrence Garden Bagh-e-Jinnah 2018

2 Mont gomery Hall Quaid-e-Azam Library 2018

[4]
3 Brant hon Road Nisht ar Road

4 Queen's Road Fat ima Jinnah Road

5 Our Fall Road Jeelani Road

[5]
6 Tempbell St reet Hameed Nizami St reet

7 Jail Road Allama Iqbal Road

[4]
8 Davis Road Sir Aga Khan Road
[8]
9 Mot ilal Nehru Road Jigar Muradabadi Road
[4]
10 Jain Mandir Road Babri Masjid Chowk
[5]
11 Shadman Chowk Bhagat Singh Chowk

12 Mint o Park Iqbal Park

[4]
13 Race Course Park Jilani Park 2012
[9]
14 Ram Bagh Aram Bagh
[9]
15 Sit a Road Railway St at ion Rehmani Nagar railway st at ion

See also
Renaming of cities in India