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This is a list of cities in Asia that have several names in different languages, including former names. Many cities have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons.
Topographical map of Pakistan (showing elevation) This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara).
Old name New name Year of name change Ref. 1 Lawrence Garden Bagh-e-Jinnah: 2018 [6] 2 Montgomery Hall Quaid-e-Azam Library: 2018 3 Branthon Road Nishtar Road 4 Queen's Road Fatima Jinnah Road 5 Our Fall Road Jeelani Road 6 Tempbell Street Hameed Nizami Street [7] 7 Jail Road Allama Iqbal Road [6] 8 Davis Road Sir Aga Khan Road 9 Motilal Nehru Road
Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
List of existing tallest buildings in the Indian subcontinent [1] Rank Name City Country Image Height Floors Year Building type 1 Palais Royale: Mumbai India: 320 metres (1,050 ft) 88 2018 [2] [3] [4] Residential: 2 Lokhandwala Minerva: Mumbai India: 301 metres (988 ft) 78 2023 [5] [6] Residential: 3 Bahria Icon Tower: Karachi Pakistan: 300 ...
Other languages with significant number of speakers in the district include Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Tamil. At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 35.96% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 22.98% Hindi , 13.53% Urdu , 11.34% Gujarati , 2.93% Tamil , 2.57% Marwadi , 2.37% Telugu , 1.38% Konkani and 1.31% Bengali as their ...
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To assist the real-estate sector, the Government of Pakistan announced a reduction in interest rates on mortgage loans in 2012. [1] [2] In 2017, the housing gap in Punjab, one of the largest provinces of Pakistan, was around 2.3 million units, this figure is expected to reach the figure of 11.3 million units by the end of 2047. [3]