List of renamed cities in Tajikistan

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The following is the list of cities in Tajikistan that underwent a name change in the past.

* Dushanbe → Stalinabad (1929) → Dushanbe (1961)
* Khodjend → Leninabad (1939) → Khujand (1991)
* Kurgan-Tyube → Qurghonteppa (1993) → Bokhtar (2018)
* Sovietabad → Ghafurov (1978)
* Ura-Tyube → Istaravshan (2001)
* Yangi-Bazar → Orjonikidzeabad (1936) → Kofarnihon (1992) → Vahdat (2003)
* Tabashar → Istiqlol (2012)
* Nurek → Norak (1993)
* Kulyab → Kulob (1993)
* Regar → Tursunzade (1972) → Tursunzoda (1993)
* Chkalovsk → Chkalov (1993) → Buston (2016)
* Pendjikent → Panjakent (1993)
* Kalininabad → Sarband (1996) → Levakant

## See also

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* Tajikistan portal

* List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan
* List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan
* List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan
* List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan

## External links

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* Name Changes in Tajikistan \- Tajikistan Update
* Historic and demographic data of urban centers in Tajikistan \- including name changes