Changed Names of Cities and Nations
Jagran Josh
01-JUL-2014 16:23Jagranjosh.com has published the changed names of cities and nations. It will help you fetch better marks in the upcoming competitive exams such as IAS/ PCS, Banking and SSC.
| Previous Name | Changed Name |
|---|---|
| Abyssinia | Ethiopia |
| Batavia | Djakarta |
| Basutoland | Lesotho |
| Bechuanaland | Botswana |
| Burma | Myanmar |
| Christina | Oslo |
| Constantinople | Istanbul |
| Dacca | Dhaka |
| Dutch East Indies | Indonesia |
| Ceylon | Sri Lanka |
| East Timor | Loro Sae |
| Egypt | United Arab Rep |
| Formosa | Taiwan |
| Gold Coast | Ghana |
| Holland | The Netherlands |
| Nippon | Japan |
| Leopoldville | Kinshasa |
| Mesopotamia | Iraq |
| Northern Rhodesia | Zambia |
| Peking | Bejing |
| Persia | Iran |
| Rangoon | Yangon |
| Rhodesia | Zimbabwe |
| Siam | Thailand |
| South West Africa | Namibia |
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