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Random Places by Former Name

Can you name these randomly selected places that were formerly referred to by these names?
the name could refer to any period in time - be aware that places may not have been independent by then!
answer must correspond to the yellow box
the answers change every time!
Quiz by Gassu
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Last updated: February 3, 2020
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First submittedFebruary 3, 2020
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Old Name
What is it?
Current name
Alma-Ata
city
Almaty
Nyasaland
country
Malawi
Côte d'Ivoire
country
Ivory Coast
Ciudad Trujillo
city
Santo Domingo
Dutch Guyana
country
Suriname
Astana
city
Nur-Sultan
Ceylon
country
Sri Lanka
Mesopotamia
country
Iraq
Cape Colony
country
South Africa
Formosa
country
Taiwan
Old Name
What is it?
Current name
Berlin, Canada
city
Kitchener
Gold Coast
country
Ghana
Tenochtitlán
city
Mexico City
Stalinabad
city
Dushanbe
Königsberg
city
Kaliningrad
Stalingrad
city
Volgograd
Barcino
city
Barcelona
East Pakistan
country
Bangladesh
Asia Minor
peninsula
Anatolia
Caledonia
region
Scotland
3 Comments
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Level 51
Feb 3, 2020
Where is Edo? I think that'd be a good one, great quiz either way!
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Level 70
Feb 3, 2020
Edo is in here! With the quiz being random, you may have to refresh a few times to get it ;)
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Level 61
Feb 3, 2020
Nice quiz!