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A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed. Jakarta (de facto) Indonesia: The capital will soon be moved to Nusantara on Borneo. See also: Capital of Indonesia.
Gaza City is the country's largest city prior to evacuations in 2023. Ramallah (administrative centre) 104,173 Philippines: Manila: 1,780,148: Quezon City: 2,936,116: 1.67: Quezon City, a northeastern suburb of Manila, was planned as the post-colonial capital of the Philippines and officially declared the capital after independence from 1948.
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals; List of national ...
List of national capitals; List of national capitals by latitude; List of national capitals by population; List of national capitals by area; List of capital cities by elevation; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of former national capitals; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
Tunis is the transcription of the Arabic name تونس which can be pronounced as "Tūnus", "Tūnas", or "Tūnis". All three variations were mentioned by the 12th-century Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in his Mu'jam al-Bûldan (Dictionary of Countries).
List of historical capitals of China; List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of countries with multiple capitals
Astana is the second-coldest national capital in the world after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a position formerly held by the capital of Canada, Ottawa, until Astana attained capital city status in 1997. [48] [49] Astana has an extreme continental climate with warm summers (featuring occasional brief rain showers) and long, very cold, dry winters ...
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.