This is a list of cities in Asia that have several names in different languages, including former names. Many cities have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons.
This article does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any city is or was. Cities are listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English. The English version is followed by variants in other languages, in alphabetical order by name including any historical variants and former names. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents may be listed.
Note: The blue asterisks generally indicate the availability of a Wikipedia article in that language for that city; it also provides additional reference for the equivalence. Red asterisks or a lack of an asterisk indicate that no such article exists, and that these equivalents without further footnotes should be viewed with caution.
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A English Name Other names or former names Abakan Ağban - Ағбан (Khakass), Abacanus (Latin*), Ábāhām - 阿巴坎 (Cantonese), Abakan - Абакан (Macedonian, Russian), Abakan - アバカン (Japanese), Ābākǎn - 阿巴坎 (traditional and simplified characters) (Mandarin Chinese), Ust’-Abakanskoe - Усть-Абаканское (former Russian, pre–1931), अबाकान (Hindi), (Urdu), அபாக்கன் (Tamil), آپَکان (Balochi) Acre Acē (Latin), Acra (Romanian), Acre (English, French, Galician, Portuguese, Spanish), Acri (Italian), Akka (Polish, Turkish) Ákē - Ἄκη (Ancient Greek), Akkon (German), Áko – (Hebrew), Akre (Basque), Eka (Kurdish) ʿk - 𐤏𐤊 (Phoenician), Ptolemāis (Imperial Latin), ꜥkꜣ (Ancient Egyptian) Ahmedabad Amdāvād - અમદાવાદ (Gujarati), Ahmedabad - अहमदाबाद (Hindi, Marathi), (Punjabi - Shahmukhi, Urdu), Ahmedabad - ਅਹਿਮਦਾਬਾਦ (Punjabi - Gurmukhi), Ahmedabad - আহমেদাবাদ (Bengali), Ahmedabad - ଅହମଦାବାଦ (Odia), Ahmedabad - அகமதாபாது (Tamil), Ahmedabad - ಅಹಮದಾಬಾದ್ (Kannada), Ahmedabad - അഹമ്മദാബാദ് (Malayalam), Karnāvatī - कर्नावती (Sanskrit) Aleppo Alep (Catalan*, Croatian*, French*, Romanian*, Slovene*), Alep - Алеп (Macedonian, Serbian)*, Alepas (Lithuanian)*, Alepo (Basque*, Esperanto*, Galician*, Spanish*), Ālèpō - 阿勒颇 (simplified characters) / 阿勒頗 (traditional characters) (Chinese)*, Alepo or Haleba (Latvian)*, Alepo or Ḩalab (Estonian)*, Alepo or Aleppo (Portuguese)*, Aleppo (Breton*, Czech*, Danish*, Dutch*, Finnish*, German*, Indonesian*, Italian*, Norwegian [Bokmål]*, Polish*, Swedish*, Welsh*), Aleppó (Hungarian)*, Aleppo - Алеппо or Khaleb - Халеб (Russian*, Ukrainian*), Aleppu (Sicilian)*, Alippu (Inuktitut), Allepo - 알레포 (Korean)*, Areppo - アレッポ (Japanese)*, Ash-Shahbā’ (lit., "the gray one") - (Arabic [rare]), Beroea (Latin)*,, Beroia - Βέροια (Ancient Greek), Chalépio(n) - Χαλέπιο(ν) (Greek), Hadad / Halab (Syriac), Halab (Uzbek), Ḥalab - (Arabic*, Ottoman Turkish), Halab - Ҳалаб (Tajik)*, H̱aleb - / H̱āleb - Aram Zoba - (Hebrew)*, Halep - Հալեպ (Armenian)*, Halep (Turkish)*, Heleb (Kurdish)*, Hələb (Azerbaijani), Vérria - Βέρροια (Hellenistic & Byzantine Greek), ალეპო (Georgian), ಅಲೆಪ್ಪೊ (Kannada), హాలెప్పో (Telugu), अलेप्पो (Marathi), Halab - हलब (Hindi), Ḥalab - (Urdu), ஆலெப்போ (Tamil), Halab - হলব (Bengali) - ھَلَپ (Balochi), Ha-lam - 𒄩𒇴 (Elamite) AllahabadIllahabad - इलाहाबाद (Hindi *), Elahabad - এলাহাবাদ (Bengali), Alakapat - அலகாபாது (Tamil), Alhabad - અલ્હાબાદ (Gujarati), الٰہ آباد (Urdu). Official name: Prayagraj (English), Prayāgarāja - प्रयागराज (Hindi), Proyagraj - প্রয়াগরাজ (Bengali). Other names: Prayag (English), Prayag - प्रयाग (Hindi), Illahabas (English), Prayaga-ಪ್ರಯಾಗ (Kannada) Almaty Ālāmùtú - 阿拉木圖 (traditional characters) / 阿拉木图 (simplified characters) (Mandarin Chinese), Alma Ata (Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Interlingua, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovene), Alma-Ata - Алма-Ата (Macedonian, Russian, Serbian) Almá-Atá (former Spanish), Ałma Ata (Polish), Álma-Áty - Άλμα-Άτυ (Greek), Almaata - Алмаата (Karakalpak), Almaato - Алмаато (Tajik), Almata (Latvian, Lithuanian), Almatë (Albanian), Olma-Ota (Uzbek) Almati (Catalan, Galician, Hungarian), Almatı (Crimean Tatar, Turkish), Almato (Esperanto), Almatõ (Estonian), Almaty - Алмати (Ukrainian*), Almaty - Алматы (Kazakh*, Russian alternative), Almatý (Spanish), Almuta - ئالمۇتا (Uyghur), Armatii (Inuktitut), Arumatoi - アルマトイ (Japanese)*, ალმა-ათა / ალმატი (Georgian), ಅಲ್ಮಾಟಿ (Kannada), अलमती (Marathi), ఎల్మాటీ (Telugu), Olmaota [Almäatä - Олмаота] (former Uzbek), Vernyj - Верный (former Russian, 1867–1921), Viernyi (former French), अलमाती (Hindi, Sanskrit), (Urdu), அல்மாதி (Tamil), (Balochi), আলমাতী Almatī (Bengali) Amman Amã (Portuguese), Aman (Novial, Slovene), Aman - Аман (Macedonian, Serbian) Amán (Galician), Amàn (Haitian Creole), Amanas (Lithuanian), Amano (Esperanto), Amans (Samogitian), Амман - Amman (Russian), Amman (Inuktitut), Amman - アンマン (Japanese), Ammán (Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Spanish), ‘Ammān (Estonian), - Ammān (Arabic), Ammāna (Latvian), Philadelphia (Latin), Philadélpheia - Φιλαδέλφεια (Greek [archaic]), Rabbat Ammon - (Hebrew), 安曼 (Mandarin Chinese), ამანი (Georgian), Amman - अम्मान (Hindi), ಅಮ್ಮನ್ (Kannada), అమ్మాన్ (Telugu), Ammāna - अम्मान (Marathi, Sanskrit), அம்மான் (Tamil), (Urdu), (Balochi), আম্মান Amman (Bengali) Ankara Aṁkārā - అంకారా (Telugu), Ancara (Galician, Portuguese), Ancyra (Latin), Ăng-kā-lá - 安卡拉 (Mindong), Angora (former English, former Italian, former Romanian, former French), Ángyra - Άγκυρα (Greek), Ángyra - Ἄγκυρα (Ancient Greek), Ānkǎlā - 安卡拉 (Mandarin Chinese), Ankara - Անկարա (Armenian), Ankara - Анкара (Abkhaz, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian), Ankara - ანკარა (Georgian), Ankara - アンカラ (Japanese), Ānḳarah - آنقره (Ottoman Turkish), Anqara (Zazaki), Änqarä - Әнкарә (Tatar), Ankaro (Esperanto), Anqara (Uzbek), Änq̇ara - Аьнкьара (Lak), Anqarah - (Arabic), Aqqara/Atqara (Inuktitut), Enqere (Kurdish), Enqere - ئهنقهره (Uyghur), Ngōnkālā - 安卡拉 (Cantonese), Aṅkārā - अङ्कारा (Hindi, Sanskrit), Anqara - (Urdu), ಅಂಕಾರಾ (Kannada), அங்காரா (Tamil), (Balochi), আঙ্করা Aṅkora (Bengali) Antioch Anniukkia (Inuktitut), Anţākīyah (Arabic), Antakya (Azerbaijani, Turkish*), Antioch-on-the-Orontes (extended name in English), Antioch (Scottish Gaelic), Antioche (French)*, Antiocheia - Ἀντιόχεια (Ancient Greek), Antiochia (Hungarian*, Interlingua, Latin, Slovak), Antiochia or Antiochia/Antioch/Antiochien am Orontes (German)*, Antiochia or Antiochia di Siria (Italian)*, Antiochia or Antiochia Syryjska (Polish)*, Antiochia or Antiochia vid Orontes (Swedish)*, Antióchia - Αντιόχεια (Greek), Antióchia i epí Dáfni - Αντιόχεια η επί Δάφνη / Antióchia i epí Oróntu - Αντιόχεια η επί Ορόντου / Antióchia i Megáli - Αντιόχεια η Μεγάλη (extended names in Greek), Antjokja (Maltese), Antiochie (Czech)*, Antiochië (Dutch)*, Antiohia (Romanian), Antiohija (Croatian, Bosnian), Antiohija - Антиохија (Macedonian, Serbian*), Antiok‘ - Անտոք (Armenian), Antiokia (Indonesian, Danish*, Finnish*), Antiokia - アンティオキア (Japanese), Anṭiokia - ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (Syriac), Anţiokia - ანტიოქია (Georgian), Antioquia (Catalan), Antioquía (Spanish)*, Antióquia (Portuguese)*, Antioxija - Антиохия (Russian historical), Antioxiya (Azerbaijani alternative), Ēṁṭjhōk - ఏంటియోక్ (Telugu), अन्ताकिया (Hindi), (Urdu), அந்தியோச்சு (Tamil), Āntíā - 安提阿 (Mandarin Chinese), Antiok - 안 디 옥 (Korean), আন্তাকিয়া / Antakiya (Bengali) Ardabil Ardabel - Ардабел (Tajik), Ardabil - Ардабил (Macedonian), Ardabīl - (Persian), Ərdəbil - اردبیل (Azerbaijani), Ardebil' - Ардебиль (Russian), Artawil - Արտաւիլ (Armenian), Erdebil (Turkish, Zazaki), Erdebîl - اردبیل (Kurdish), Ardabel - (Urdu) . அருதாபில் (Tamil), আর্দবীল / Ardobīl (Bengali) Ardahan Ardachán - Αρνταχάν (Greek), Ardahan (Turkish), Ardahan - Արդահան (Armenian), Ardahan - Ардахан (Macedonian), Arţaani - არტაანი (Georgian) Ardagan - Ардаган (Russian), Ərdəhan (Azerbaijani), Artahan - Արտահան (Armenian alternative), Erdêxan/Erdêhan (Kurdish), (Urdu), அருதகான் (Tamil), আর্দহান / Ardohan (Bengali) Ashgabat Aixkhabad (Catalan), Ašchabád (Czech, Slovak), Aschabadum (Latin), Aschchabad, Aschgabad or Aschgabat (German), Aşgabat or Aşkabat (Turkish),Asjabad (Spanish), Asgabate (Portuguese), Ashkhabad - Ашхабад (Russian), Aşhabad (Italian, Montenegrin, Romanian), Ašhabad - Ашхабад (Macedonian, Serbian), Ašhabada (Latvian), Ashgabat/Ashkabad - अश्गाबात / अश्क़ाबाद (Hindi), Aşgabat (Turkmen), Asiqhapaati (Inuktitut), Ashigabādo - アシガバード (Japanese), Ashxobod (Uzbek), Asjchabad (Dutch), Aşqabad (Azerbaijani), Aszchabad (Polish), Išq Ābād (Arabic), აშხაბადი / აშგაბატი (Georgian), (Persian), అస్కాబాద్ (Telugu), Iśq Ābād - (Urdu), அக்காபாது (Tamil), (Balochi), এশকাবাদ / Eshkabad (Bengali) Astana Akmola (variant in Finnish), Ostona (Uzbek), Akmola (former Russian, 1992–1998), Akmoła (former Polish), Akmolinsk - Акмолинск (former Russian, pre-1961), Aqmola - Ақмола (former Kazakh pre-1961, 1992–1998), Aqmulla - Акмулла (former Tatar), Aqmulla - Аҡмулла (former Bashkir), Aseutana - 아스타나 (Korean*), Astana (Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Scottish Gaelic, Turkish, Azerbaijani), Astana - Астана (Belarusian, Kazakh, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian*), Astānā - अस्ताना (Hindi, Sanskrit), Astana - ئاستانا (Uyghur), Astanà (Catalan), Astaná (Spanish), Asţana - ასტანა (Georgian), Asutana/Aqsana/Angmulaq (Inuktitut), Asutana - アスタナ (Japanese*), అస్తానా (Telugu), Celinograd - Целиноград (former Russian, 1961–1992), Qaraötkel - Қараөткел (obsolete Kazakh unofficial), Tselīnograd - Целиноград (former Kazakh, 1961–1992), (Urdu), அசுதானா (Tamil), আস্তানা / Astana (Bengali)
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