Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date. Where a city name has changed, the name of the city when it was a capital is listed first, followed by its modern name in brackets.
Africa
Northern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Asia
Central Asia
Eastern Asia
Northern Asia
Southeast Asia
Southern Asia
Western Asia
Europe
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
South-central Europe
South-eastern Europe
South-western Europe
Western Europe
North America
Oceania
Notes
South America
See also
References