Georgia
See List of renamed cities in Georgia
- Aghbulakhi → Tetritsq'aro (1940)
- Baghdati → Maiakovski (1940) → Baghdati (1990)
- Barmaksizi → Tsalka (1932)
- Bashkicheti → Dmanisi (1947)
- Altunkale → Bogdanovka (1829) → Ninotsminda (1991)
- Dioscurias → Savastapolis → Tskhumi → Sohumkale → Sukhumi
- Elisabethtal → Asureti (1943)
- Gegechkori → Martvili (1990)
- Jugeli → Zestafoni (1921)
- Karaiazi → Gardabani (1947)
- Khashuri → Mikhailovo (1872) → Khashuri (1918) → Stalinisi (1931) → Khashuri (1934)
- Chörük-Qamarli → Katarinenfeld (1817) → Lüksemburgi (1921) → Bolnisi (1943)
- Kazbegi → Stepantsminda (2006)
- Leningori → Akhalgori (1991)
- Makharadze → Ozurgeti (1990)
- Orjonikidze → Kharagauli (1990)
- Sarvan → Borchalo (1929) → Marneuli (1947)
- Senaki → Mikha-Tskhakaia (1935) → Tskhakaia (1976) → Senaki (1989)
- Shulavery → Shahumiani (1925) → Shulaveri (1991)
- Trialeti → Molotovo (1940) → Trialeti (1957)
- Tsarskiye Kolodtsy → Tsiteli-Tskaro (1921) → Dedoplis Tskaro (1991)
- Tskhinvali → Staliniri (1934) → Tskhinvali (1961)
- Tsulukidze → Khoni (1990)
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