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Many countries,
regions, cities and towns have changed their name over the course
of history. It is important to be aware of such changes when researching
leprosy history, in order to avoid inaccuracy and confusion. Throughout
this site, every attempt has been made to refer to places as they
are now known, except where specific reference is made to old place
names in archival sources. Please contact
us if you discover any inadvertent discrepancies in place names
during your visit to this site.
Names
of countries are displayed in normal font, those of places within
countries are in italics.
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Africa
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Burkina
Faso |
Upper
Volta |
| Botswana |
Bechuanaland |
| Benin |
Dahomey |
| Burundi |
Urundi
(part of Ruanda-Urundi) |
| Central
African Republic |
Oubangui-Chari;
Central African Empire |
| Congo
(Democratic Republic)* |
Zaire* |
Kinshasa
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Leopoldville
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| Côte
d'Ivoire |
Ivory
Coast (or equiv. translation in other languages) |
| Dijibouti** |
Afars
and Issas** |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
Spanish
Guinea |
| Ethiopia |
Abyssinia |
| Ghana |
Gold
Coast |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Portuguese
Guinea |
| Lesotho |
Basutoland |
| Madagascar |
Malagasy
Republic |
| Malawi |
Nyasaland |
| Mali |
French
Soudan |
| Mozambique |
Portuguese
East Africa |
| Namibia |
South
West Africa |
| Rwanda |
Ruanda
(part of Ruanda-Urundi) |
| Tanzania |
Tanganyika |
| Togo |
Togoland |
| Zambia |
Northern
Rhodesia |
| Zimbabwe |
Rhodesia;
Southern Rhodesia |
*The
present Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed its
names several times throughout history. It has been
Congo Free State (1855-1908), Belgian Congo (1908-1960),
Congo-Leopoldville/Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960-1966),
Congo-Kinshasa (1966-1971), Zaire (1971-1997).
**Dijibouti
also has more than one former name. These are: French
Somaliland until 1967, French territory of the Afars and
Issas until independence on 17th June, 1997.
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Asia
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek
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Frunze
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| Bangladesh |
East
Pakistan |
| Cambodia |
Kampuchea
(for a while); part of Indochina |
| Cambodia,
Laos, Vietnam |
Indochina |
| People's
Republic of China* |
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Provinces
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Gansu
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Kansu
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Guangdong
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Kwangtung
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Hubei
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Hupeh,
Hupei
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Jiangxi
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Quiangsi
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Shandong
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Shantung
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Zhejiang
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Chekiang
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Towns
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Beijing
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Peking
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Chongqing
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Chungking
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Guangzhou
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Canton
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Nanjing
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Nanking
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Sicuan
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Szechwan
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Xinjiang
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Sinkiang
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| Republic
of China (Taiwan)* |
Formosa |
*With
the establishment of diplomatic relations with China on
January 1, 1979, the US Government recognized the People's
Republic of China as the sole legal government of China
and acknowledged the Chinese position that there is only
one China and that Taiwan is part of China. (Source: US
State Dept. - Indep. States of the World webpage - see note
3 - in Geography Reference file)
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| India |
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Alappuzha
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Alleppey
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Bharuch
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Broach
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Chennai
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Madras
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Kanyakumari
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Cape
Comorin
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Kochi
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Cochin
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Kodungallur
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Cranganore
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Kolkata
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Calcutta
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Kollam
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Quillon
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Kozhikode
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Calicut
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Mahabalipuram
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Mamallapuram
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Mumbai
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Bombay
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Navi
Mumbai
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New
Bombay
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Panaji
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Panjim
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Sambhajinagar
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Aurangabad
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Thalasseri
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Tellicherry
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Thanjavur
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Tanjore
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Trivandrum
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Thrissur
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Trichur
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Tiruchirappalli
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Trichy
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Udhagamandalam
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Ooty
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Varanasi
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Benares
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| Malaysia |
Malaya,
Sarawak, Sabah |
| Myanmar |
Burma |
Yangon
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Rangoon
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| Sri
Lanka |
Ceylon |
| Thailand |
Siam |
| Vietnam |
North
and South Vietnam |
Ho
Chi Minh City
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Saigon
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Europe
| Presently |
Formerly |
Czech
Republic
Slovakia
|
Czechoslovakia |
Bratislava
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Pressburg
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| Germany |
German
Democratic Republic (East Germany
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) |
Chemnitz
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Karl-Marx-Stadt
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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus (formally Belorussia)
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan ( formally Kirghiziya)
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova (formally Moldavia)
Russia*
Tajikistan (formally Tadzhikstan)
Turkmenistan (formally Turkmenia)
Ukraine (no longer the Ukraine)
Uzbekistan
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The
Soviet Union |
*St.
Petersburg (also named this prior to Leningrad)
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Leningrad
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Kaliningrad
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Köningsberg
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Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia
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Yugoslavia |
Latin
America
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Belize |
British
Honduras |
| Guyana |
British
Guiana |
| Suriname |
Dutch
Guiana |
Middle
East
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Egypt
and Syria |
Were
once united as United Arab Republic |
| Iran |
Persia |
| Oman |
Muscat
and Oman |
| Turkey
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Istanbul
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Constantinople
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| United
Arab Emirates |
Trucial States |
| Yemen |
North
Yemen (Yemen Sana) and South Yemen (Yemen Aden) |
Pacific
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Kiribati |
Gilbert,
Line and Phoenix Islands |
| Tuvalu |
Ellice
Islands |
| Vanuatu |
New
Hebrides |
| Northern
Mariana Islands (US), Marshall Islands, Federated States
of Micronesia |
Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands |
West
Indies
| Presently |
Formerly |
| Netherlands
Antilles |
Dutch
West Indies |
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