place called Alexandria. Alexander the Great founded or renamed dozens of cities; see the linked article. Those on this list that he founded are indicated...

in February 1920. In 1993 Krasnovodsk was renamed "Turkmenbashi" Many would assume that the city was renamed on behalf of Niyazov's self-proclaimed title...

the United Provinces in 1935. In January 1950, the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh. The state is bounded by the states of Uttarakhand and...

(originally Orlando Municipal Airport, now Orlando Executive Airport). It was renamed Pinecastle Army Airfield a year later. After the end of World War II, it...

was a great falling-out. He fared better on Harris, where Leverburgh was renamed for him, but died suddenly in 1925 and his many ventures folded. One industry...

and West Point Railroad. The town was renamed Manchester when it was incorporated as a city in 1891. It was renamed again as the city of College Park in...

Chenggong (成功鎮) – A small town facing the Pacific Ocean which has been renamed several times and is now named after the infamous Koxinga (Chinese name:...

Malabo was renamed Santa Isabel. It was chosen to replace the mainland town of Bata as the capital of the country in 1969, and was renamed Malabo in 1973...

Mönchengladbach and the former main station of Rheydt never being renamed. 51.1963896.4461112 [dead link] Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof, Europaplatz. Limited IC/ICE...

and Lichtevoorde. The municipality was initially called Groenlo, but was renamed to Oost Gelre 17 months after its creation. Aside from Groenlo and Lichtevoorde...

Chippewa people. The town, which was originally called Turtle Mountain, was renamed in his honor in 1888. By car: from Churchs Ferry exit off US Highway 2...

in 1712, also landing at the bay in the southeast. They renamed the bay Port Bourbon and renamed the island Ile de France. They settled and established...

inspiration and wrote "The Girl from Ipanema". The bar is still there, renamed "Garota de Ipanema". As for the girls, Jobim once remarked wisely "...as...

African Air Force Museum). Formerly Lyttelton and Verwoerdburg, the city was renamed following the end of Apartheid after the Centurion Park cricket stadium...

Pennsylvania. This town was founded in the early 19th century and later renamed for the distinguished American athlete, Jim Thorpe, who excelled in football...

Terminus until 1843 when it was renamed Marthasville after the daughter of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin. In 1847, the city was renamed Atlanta, supposedly a feminine...

led ultimately by Julius Caesar. After the Roman conquest, the city was renamed Augustonemetum, a name which combined its original Gallic name with that...

you are not catching a train. Formerly named Victoria Terminus it was renamed in 1996 to honor Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. Most long-distance...

Caribbean Nicaragua. "Bilwi" is the indigenous name of the town which was renamed "Puerto Cabezas" after some general or such during a time when the central...

long rail-cum-road bridge, built in 1932 as Willingdon Bridge and later renamed after Swami Vivekananda. Nivedita Setu is a newer cable-stayed bridge,...