Here’s a list of old and new names as well as famous nicknames of important cities and other regions of Pakistan.
Old & New Names of Important Cities/ Regions of Pakistan
Old name of Jacobabad = Khan Garh
Old name of Sialkot = Salwan Kot/ Sagala/ Sangala/ Sakala
Old name of Faisalabad = Lyallpur
Old name of Quetta = Shal Kot
Old name of Sahiwal = Montgomery
Old name of Lahore = Mahmoodpur
Old name of Hyderabad = Neroon Kot (at the time of M Bin Qasim)
Old name of Attock = Cambellpur
Old name of Zhob = Fort Sandeman
Old name of Pakpattan = Ajodhan Pur (named by Akbar)
Old name of Muslim Bagh = Hindu Bagh
Old name of Bin Qasim = Sea Port Pepri
Old name of Islampura = Krishan Nagar
Old name of Ghaziabad = Kumharpura
List of Famous Names/ Nicknames of Cities/ Regions of Pakistan
- Salt Home of World = Pakistan
- Land of Pure People = Pakistan
- Land of Five Rivers = Punjab
- Bread Basket of Pak = Punjab
- Queen of Crops = Punjab
- City of Colleges = Lahore
- City of Lightening = Karachi
- Gateway of Pakistan = Karachi
- City of Textiles = Faisalabad
- Manchester of Pakistan = Faisalabad
- Brasilia of Pakistan = Islamabad
- City of Greenery = Islamabad
- City of Flowers = Peshawar
- Switzerland of Pakistan = Swat
- Little Pakistan = Bradford
- Gate way of Invaders = Khyber Pass
- Pearl of Himalayas = Kaghan Valley
- Killer Mountain = Nanga Parbat