List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan explained

The following is the list of cities in Uzbekistan that have undergone a name change in the past.

• Karmine → Navoiy (1958)
• Rishdan → Kuybishevo^[1] → Rishtan (1977)
• Leninsk → Asaka (1938)
• Maracanda → Samarqand
• Novy Margelan → Skobelev (1910) → Farg'ona (1924)
• Qarabagish → Sovetobod (1972) → Xonobod

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Bursa . G. R. F. . Political Changes of Names of Soviet Towns . The Slavonic and East European Review. 63 . 2 . 1985. 4209080 . 171.