Croatian Exonyms

The following is a list of Croatian exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Croatian that have been adapted to Croatian spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.

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Language Native Name Croatian Exonym
Albania Albanija
Albanian Durrës Drač
Korçë Korča
Shkodër Skadar
Tiranë Tirana
Algeria Alžir
Arabic Al-Ŷazā'ir Alžir
Wahrān Oran
Armenia Armenija
Armenian Yerevan Erevan
Austria Austrija
German Eisenstadt Željezno
Graz Gradac (historical)
Wien Beč
Wiener Neustadt Bečko Novo Mjesto
Azerbaijan Azerbajdžan
Azerbaijani Bakı Baku
Bulgaria Bugarska
Bulgarian Blagoevgrad Blagojevgrad
Sofiya Sofija
China Kina
Chinese Běijīng Peking
Xiānggǎng Hong Kong
Shàng-hǎi Šangaj
Táibĕi Taipei
Cuba Kuba
Spanish Habana Havana
Cyprus Cipar
Greek - Türkish Lefkosía - Lefkoşa Nikozija
Czech Republic Republika Češka
Czech Dobré Pole Dobro Polje
Hradec Králové Kraljičin Gradac
Jevišovka Frielištof
Nový Přerov Nova Prerava
Praha Prag
Ústí nad Labem Ústí na Labi
Denmark Danska
Danish København Kopenhagen
Egypt Egipat
Arabic Al-Iskandariyya Aleksandrija
Aswān Asuan
Qāhirah Kairo
Suways Suez
Uqsur Luksor
Ethiopia Etiopija
Amharic Adis Abäba Adis Abeba
France Francuska
French Nice Nica
Paris Pariz
Germany Njemačka
German Bautzen Budišin
Dresden Dražđane
Leipzig Lipsko (historical)
München Monakov (historical)
Greece Grčka
Greek Athína Atena
Édessa Voden
Ermoúpoli Ermoupolis
Flórina Lerin
Igoumenítsa Igumenica
Ikaría Ikarija
Ioánnina Janina
Irákleion Heraklion
Kárpathos Karpatos
Kefalloniá Kefalonija
Kýthira Kitera
Kérkyra Krf
Kórinthos Korint
Kozáni Kožani
Mýkonos Mikonos
Pátra Patras
Peiraiás Pirej
Samothráki Samotraki
Thessaloníki Solun
Véroia Ber
Hungary Mađarska / Madžarska
Hungarian Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary
India Indija
Hindi - English Kolkata Kalkuta
Iran Iran
Persian Tehrān Teheran
Italy Italija
Italian Ancona Jakin
Assisi Asizi
Bolzano Bocen
Firenze Firenca
Gorizia Gorica
Monfalcone Tržić
Muggia Milje
Napoli Napulj
Roma Rim
Trento Trident
Trieste Trst
Venezia Venecija
Udine Videm
Israel Izrael
Hebrew - Arabic Be'er Sheva - Bi'r as-Sab Beer Ševa
Bet Lehem - Bayt Lahm Betlehem
Cheifa - Ħayfā Haifa
Yafo - Yāfā Jafa
Yerushaláyim - Al-Quds Jeruzalem
Yériho - Ariha Jerihon
Kafar Nahum - Talhum Kafarnaum
Natzrát - Naseriyye Nazaret
Tverya - Ţabariyyah Tiberijada
Kosovo Kosovo
Albanian Prishtinë Priština
Lebanon Libanon
Arabic - French Bayrūt - Beyrouth Beirut
Libya Libija
Arabic Ţarābulus Tripoli
Macedonia Makedonija
Macedonian Bitola Bitolj
Gevgelija Đevđelija
Skopje Skoplje
Mali Mali
French Tombouctou Timbuktu
Moldova Moldavija
Românian Chişinǎu Kišinjev
Morocco Maroko
Arabic Fās Fes
Ţanja Tanger
Nepal Nepal
Nepali Kantipur Katmandu
Oman Oman
Arabic Masqaţ Muskat
Palestine Palestina
Arabic - Hebrew Al-Khalīl - Hevron Hebron
Poland Poljska
Polish Gdańsk Gdanjsk
Kraków Krakov
Warszawa Varšava
Portugal Portugal
Portuguese Lisboa Lisabon
Romania Rumunjska
Românian Bucureşti Bukurešt
Caransebeş Sebeš
Caraşova Karaševo
Cluj-Napoca Kluž
Jimbolia Žombolj
Lipova Lipa
Lugoj Lugoš
Lupac Lupak
Oradea Veliki Varadin
Orşova Oršava
Reşiţa Rešica
Sibiu Sibinj
Sviniţa Svinjica
Timişoara Temišvar
Russian Federation Ruska Federacija
Russian Bryansk Brjansk
Chelyabinsk Čeljabinsk
Cherepovets Čerepovec
Chita Čita
Dzerzhinsk Dzeržinsk
Izhevsk Iževsk
Kaliningrad Kalinjingrad
Khabarovsk Habarovsk
Krasnoyarsk Krasnojarsk
Nizhny Novgorod Nižnji Novgorod
Nizhny Tagil Nižnji Tagil
Novokuznetsk Novokuznjeck
Ryazan Rjazan
Sankt Peterburg Petrograd (historical)
Sochi Soči
Ulyanovsk Uljanovsk
Voronezh Voronjež
Yaroslavl Jaroslavlj
Yekaterinburg Ekaterinburg
Saudi Arabia Saudijska Arabija
Arabic Makkah Meka
Madīnah Medina
Serbia Srbija
Serbian Beograd Biograd (historical)
Sremska Kamenica Srijemska Kamenica
Sremska Mitrovica Srijemska Mitrovica
Sremski Karlovci Srijemski Karlovci
Slovakia Slovačka
Slovakian Bratislava Požun (historical)
Chorvátsky Grob Hrvatski Grob
Devínska Nová Ves Devinsko Novo Selo
Slovenia Slovenija
Slovene Koper Kopar
Somalia Somalija
Somali - Arabic Muqdisho - Maqadīshū Mogadišu
Switzerland Švicarska
German - French Genf - Genève Ženeva
Syria Sirija
Arabic Dimashq Damask
Turkey Turska
Türkish Ankara Angora
Antakya Antiohija
Edirne Drinopolje
Galipoli Galipolje
İstanbul Carigrad (historical)
Ukraine Ukrajina
Ukraine Chernivtsi Černovice
Chornobil' Černobil
Dnipropetróvs'k Dnjepropetrovsk
Donets'k Donjeck
Kyiv Kijev
Lviv Lavov
Sevastopol' Sevastopolj
United Arab Emirates Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati
Arabic Abū Zabī Abu Dhabi
United States of America Sjedinjene Američke Države
English New York Navijork (historical)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Uzbek Toshkent Taškent
Language Native Name Croatian Exonym