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The following is a list of cities in Iran that have undergone a name change in the recent past. Many more however have at least one Ancient and/or other historical name(s).
Rank
Former name
Present name
1
Qaradağ
Arasbaran[1]
2
Khiyov
Meshginshahr
3
Kivi
Kowsar
4
Mugan
3 Cities Germi, Parsabad and Bileh Savar
5
Malek Kandi
Malekan
6
Üçkaya
Osku
7
Saraskand
Hashtrud[2]
8
Khorasan
Sain Qaleh
9
Qoşaçay
Miandoab
10
Suldoz
Naqadeh
11
Urmia
Orumiyeh
12
Takan Tepe
Takab
13
Sāīn Kaleh
Shahin Dezh
14
Dilmagan and Shapur
Salmas
15
Araplar
Poldasht
16
Kara Aineh and Qareh Eyni
Siah Cheshmeh
17
Saujbulagh
Mahabad
18
Shahi, Ali abad[I]
Qaemshahr[3]
18
Bandar-e Pahlavi[II]
Bandar-e Anzali[4]
^Niknafs, Hojat (2014), Tribes of Arasbaran and Qaradaghis in Iran(PDF)
^The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. 2008. p. 1524. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
^Imani, Shiva (23 January 2012). "Anthropology of Qaemshahr, Shahi, Ali abad, Jemnan" مردم شناسی قائم شهر،شاهي،علي آباد.جمنان. blogfa (in Persian). Retrieved 17 March 2024. تاریخچه قائم شهر [History of Qaem Shahr]
^Keyhan Fard, Iman. "History of Anzali" تاریخچه انزلی. blogfa (in Persian). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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