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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!
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Last updated: February 3, 2020
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Old Name
What is it?
Current name
Rangoon
city
Yangon
Barcino
city
Barcelona
Macedonia
country
North Macedonia
Batavia
city
Jakarta
Cape Kennedy
cape
Cape Canaveral
Sandwich Islands
island group
Hawaii
Bombay
city
Mumbai
Southern Rhodesia
country
Zimbabwe
Fort Dearborn
city
Chicago
Dnipropetrovsk
city
Dnipro
Old Name
What is it?
Current name
Canton
city
Guangzhou
Gaul
country
France
Bohemia
country
Czech Republic
Abyssinia
country
Ethiopia
British Honduras
country
Belize
Carthago Nova
city
Cartagena
Astana
city
Nur-Sultan
Danzig
city
Gdańsk
Bechuanaland
country
Botswana
Stalinabad
city
Dushanbe
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3 Comments
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Level 50
Feb 3, 2020
Where is Edo? I think that'd be a good one, great quiz either way!
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Level 69
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 65
Feb 3, 2020
Nice quiz!