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It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming , List of names of European cities in different languages , and List of renamed places in the United States
Angola — List of renamed places in Angola Chad — List of renamed places in Chad DR Congo — Former place names in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo — List of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo
Nuuk renamed from Godthåb in 1979, following the introduction of the Home Rule. Orenburg was renamed Chkalov from 1938 to 1957, after Valery Chkalov and renamed Orenburg in 1957. Oslo, Norway renamed Christiania when rebuilt after fire in 1624. Spelled Kristiania between 1877 and 1925 when the name returned to Oslo.
These are the list of renamed places in the United States--- various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area ...
Renamed places. Daltongunj, Jharkhand (renamed Medininagar, 2004) Ross Island (renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Dec 2018) Neill Island (renamed Shaheed Dweep,Dec 2018) Havelock Island (renamed Swaraj Dweep, Dec 2018) Renamed places in cities. Connaught Place (renamed Rajiv Chowk 1995),
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Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.