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Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal ( Hindi : उत्तराञ्चल ) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand ).
Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
The following article covers the name changes in South Africa by province since the 1994 South African general election. National place names, such as towns, suburbs, and natural landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), and provinces have their own geographical names committees. [1]
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Jawaharnagar or Jawahar Nagar may refer to these places in India named after its first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru: Jawahar Nagar, a neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Jawaharnagar (Gujarat Refinery), a town and oil refinery in Gujarat, India; Jawahar Nagar, Jaisalmer, a village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Jawaharnagar Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing Indian city of Jawaharnagar. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras ( Chennai ) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay ( Mumbai ) and Calcutta ( Kolkata ) by 1762. [ 1 ]
The name change was justified by the resemblance of the old toponym with the word punheta (Portuguese for "hand job"). Dhaka, Bangladesh – previously Dacca; Daegu – spelt Taegu prior to the official adoption of the Revised Romanization by the South Korean Government in 2000. In ancient times, Dalgubeol (달구벌/達句伐)