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Cities by Former Names
Fill in the former city names.
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JackintheBox
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Level 82
Apr 21, 2019
Istanbul and Volgograd are accepted when I their modern names.
Nathaniel
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Level 77
Apr 23, 2019
changes made
JackintheBox
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Level 82
May 7, 2019
Thanks
JackintheBox
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Level 82
May 7, 2019
Interesting that Tbilisi is still known as 'Tiflis' is several languages, including Persian, German and Turkish.
Nathaniel
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Level 77
May 7, 2019
I put it as former name, because it was also the former name in English until it was changed to Tbilisi
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