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Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date.
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900−1999) Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000−present) Of country subdivisions; ... This is a list of national capitals, ...
→ → Australia – Commonwealth of Australia (from 1 January 1901) Capital: Melbourne (de facto seat of government) Widely recognized state from 1 January 1901. [4] Australia is a federation of six states and three territories, and is autonomous but still dependent from the United Kingdom.
This is a list of cities that once served as the capital of their respective countries, until the countries' governments relocated the capitals elsewhere. Not included in this category are: Former capitals of countries that no longer exist (see Category:Capitals of former nations ), unless they were also capitals of yet-existing countries.
States (highlighted in purple) whose capital city is also their most populous States (highlighted in blue) that have changed their capital city at least once. This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.
A new capital granted relief to the congestion and overcrowding of Lagos. Ankara [a] Turkey: 1923 Having served as the capital of the ancient Celtic state (280–64 BC) and Roman province of Galatia (25 BC–7th century), on 23 April 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established in Ankara.
Oldest US settlement north of Virginia and second oldest state or territorial capital in the continental United States, incorporated 1686 1614 Sirinhaém: Pernambuco: Brazil Declared vila in 1627; cidade in 1892. [36] 1615: Cabo Frio: Rio de Janeiro: Brazil 1615: Taos: New Mexico: United States 1615 Ipiales: Nariño: Colombia 1616 Belém: Pará ...
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900−1999) Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000−present) Of country subdivisions; ... This is a list of national capitals, ...