Wikipedia:Release Version Nominations/Cities Review

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This symbolises a Wikipedia 0.7 nomination

This page is designed to facilitate the nomination and review process for articles on cities for Wikipedia:Release Version (V0.7), it is a test CD release designed to pave the way for Wikipedia:Version 1.0.

This page allows articles on cities to bypass the general V0.7 nomination page, going straight from this page to the main Version 0.7 page once approved.

Criteria

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The criteria for importance and quality apply. But as countries, these all pass on importance. For quality, articles should be B-Class or above.

Review process

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  • Reviews should only be done by members of the review team (if you want to help sign up here).
  • The reviewer should not have been a significant contributor to the article under review.
  • After an article has been reviewed, the following process is carried out.

Pass

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  1. "Strikeout" the article name on this page, using <s> and </s>.
  2. Place the {{V0.7|class=XX|category=Geography}} template on its talk page. See {{V0.7}} for details of classes and categories (which may not be the same as the categories on this page).
  3. List the article on Wikipedia:Release Version under the appropriate section.

Fail on quality

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If the article fails to meet the criteria because of quality problems:

  1. Consider requesting a cleanup of the article using cleanup tags or requests on the talk page.
  2. Consider nominating the article for the article improvement drive.
  3. Consider contacting the relevant Country WikiProject and/or Regional Notice Board.
  4. Consider indicating a clear reason on the article's talk page.
  5. "Strikeout" the article name on this page, using <s> and </s>, and place a comment next to the article name indicating briefly why the article failed, and any action taken.

Cities

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List of former national capitals :

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Former capital city Country, empire Since Until Change, reason
Kandahar Afghanistan 1748 1772 moved to Kabul
Vlorë Albania 1912 1920 moved to Tirana
Paraná Argentine Confederation 1853 1861 moved to Buenos Aires
Melbourne Australia 1901 1927 moved to Canberra - interim capital only while Canberra developed
Karlsruhe Baden 1771 1918 Baden became part of the German Empire in 1871, and lost sovereignty fully in 1918. Karlsruhe remained the capital of the German state of Baden until 1945.
St. George Bermuda 1612 1815 moved to Hamilton
Salvador da Bahia Brazil 1549 1763 moved to Rio de Janeiro
Belize City British Honduras 1638 1970 moved to Belmopan
Pliska Bulgaria (Old Great Bulgaria 681 893 moved to Preslav
Preslav Bulgaria (First Bulgarian Empire) 893 972 moved to Ohrid
Ohrid Bulgaria (First Bulgarian Empire) 990 1015 Empire ceases to exist after the Byzantine conquest
Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria (Second Bulgarian Empire) 1185 1396 Empire ceases to exist after the Ottoman conquest
Plovdiv Eastern Rumelia 1878 1885 annexed as part of the Unification of Bulgaria
Kingston Canada 1841 1843 moved to Montreal
Quebec City Canada 1859 1865 moved to Ottawa
Chan Santa Cruz Chan Santa Cruz c.1852 1901 became part of Mexico
Anyang China (Shang Dynasty) c.1600 BC c.1046 BC moved to Chang'an - end of Shang Dynasty
Xianyang China (Qin Dynasty) 221 BC 206 BC moved back to Chang'an - fall of Qin Dynasty
Luoyang China (Han Dynasty) 25 220 fall of the Han Dynasty marking the beginning of the Six Dynasties period
Chang'an China (Tang Dynasty) 618 907 fall of the Tang Dynasty marking the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Kaifeng China (Song Dynasty) 960 1127 moved to Hangzhou
Hangzhou China (Song Dynasty) 1127 1279 Kublai Khan integrates China into the Mongol Empire
Nanjing China 1928 1937 moved to Chongqing
Chongqing China 1937 1945 moved back to Nanjing
Nanjing China 1945 1949 moved to Beijing - After the proclamation of the People's Republic of China

The Republic of China government flees to Taiwan and made Taipei the provisional capital. However, Nanjing remains the official capital.

Montgomery Confederate States of America February 4, 1861 May 29, 1861 Moved to Richmond
Richmond Confederate States of America May 29, 1861 April 3, 1865 Moved to Danville
Danville Confederate States of America April 3, 1865 April 10, 1865 Confederate States forced to rejoin the United States following the surrender of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in Appomattox, Virginia
Cartago Costa Rica 1562 1823 moved to San José
Grand Bassam Côte d'Ivoire 1893 1900 moved to Bingerville
Bingerville Côte d'Ivoire 1900 1933 moved to Abidjan
Varaždin Croatia 1756 1776 Moved back to Zagreb,when a fire destroyed most of the city.
Santiago de Cuba Cuba 1522 1589 moved (after 1607 in Havana)
Roskilde Denmark c.1020 1443 moved to Copenhagen
Winchester Wessex/Kingdom of England 519 1066 moved to London
Åbo Finland, Grand Duchy of 1809 1812 moved to Helsinki
Vaasa Finland January 29, 1918 May 3, 1918 moved by White Guards from Helsinki because of Finnish Civil War
Al-Fustat Egypt 641 969 moved to Cairo (see also: Capital of Egypt)
Levuka Fiji 1874 1877 moved to Suva
Vichy France 1940 1944 capital of Vichy France régime
Otjimbingwe German South-West Africa 1886 1892 moved to Windhoek
East Berlin Germany, East 1949 1990 Berlin, country ceased to exist after re-unification of Germany
Bonn Germany, West 1949 1990 moved to Berlin after re-unification of Germany
Cape Coast Ghana (Gold Coast) 1664 1877 moved to Accra
Granada Granada, Kingdom of 1250 1492 Kingdom ceases to exist after the Reconquista and incorporated into Castile
Nafplion Greece 1821 1836 moved to Athens
Bolama Guinea-Bissau 1879 1941 moved to Bissau
Boe Guinea-Bissau 1973 1974 moved back to Bissau
Lahaina Hawaiʻi, Kingdom of 1820 1845 moved to Honolulu
Honolulu Hawaiʻi, Kingdom of 1845 1893 became seat of Provisional Government of Hawaiʻi after overthrow of the Hawaiʻian monarchy
Székesfehérvár and Esztergom Hungary 972 (or 973) 1361 moved to Buda for the first time
Buda Hungary (as part of Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867 1873 united with Óbuda and Pest to become Budapest
Cuzco Inca Empire fl.13th Century c.1533 moved to Lima after the Spanish conquest
Calcutta India (British) 1772 1912 moved to New Delhi
Simla India (British) fl.1850 1947 Summer capital
Yogyakarta Indonesia 1946 1948 Allied invasion, moved to Bukittinggi
Bukittinggi Indonesia 1948 1949 moved to Jakarta
Ecbatana Iran (Median Empire) 7th century BC 550 BC captured by Cyrus the Great
Pasargadae, Persepolis, and Susa Iran (Persian Empire) 550 BC 330 BC captured by Alexander the Great and incorporated into Macedonian Empire
Seleucia on the Tigris Iran (Seleucid Empire} 305 BC 240 BC moved to Antioch
Antioch Iran (Seleucid Empire) 240 BC 64 BC conquered by Parthia
Ctesiphon Iran (Parthian and Sassanid Empires) c. 64 BC 637 fell in Islamic conquest of Persia
Nishapur Iran {Tahirid dynasty) 821 873 conquered by Saffarid dynasty
Shiraz Iran (Saffarid dynasty) 861 900 conquered by Samanid
Bukhara, Samarqand, and Herat Iran (Samanid) 875 999 conquered by Karakhanids
Tabriz Iran (Safavid Dynasty) 1501 1548 moved to Qazvin
Qazvin Iran (Safavid Dynasty) 1548 1598 moved to Isfahan
Isfahan Iran (Safavid Dynasty) 1598 1736 moved to Mashhad
Mashhad Iran {Afsharid dynasty) 1736 1750 moved to Shiraz
Shiraz Iran (Zand dynasty) 1750 1794 moved to Tehran in the Qajar dynasty
Hill of Tara Ireland (under the High Kings 6th century 12th century Ireland conquered by England
Hebron Israel, Kingdom of c.1007 BC c.1000 BC moved to Jerusalem when the kingdom is reunited under King David
Tel Aviv Israel, State of May 1948 Dec 1948 moved to Jerusalem after 1948 Arab-Israeli War because Jerusalem was under siege.
Florence Italy 1865 1871 moved to Rome
Spanish Town Jamaica 1534 1872 moved to Kingston
Heijo-kyo (Nara) Japan (Nara Period) 710 784 moved to Nagaoka-kyo (Nagaoka)
Nagaoka-kyo (Nagaoka) Japan (Nara Period) 784 794 moved to Kyoto
Kyoto Japan 794 1868 moved to Tokyo (see also: Capital of Japan)
Acre Jerusalem, Kingdom of 1187 1291 Kingdom ceases to exist
Njimi Kanem fl. 11th Century c.1396 lost to Bulala invaders (eventually moved to Ngazargamu)
Ngazargamu Kanem-Bornu Empire c.1472 1808 lost to Fulani invaders (eventually moved to Kukawa)
Kukawa Kanem-Bornu Empire 1814 1893 Kingdom ceases to exist
Alma-Ata Kazakhstan 1992 1993 renamed Almaty
Kaunas Lithuania 1922 1940 moved back to Vilnius
Mdina Malta 1566 moved to Valletta
Czersk Masovia 1313 1413 moved to Warsaw
Modena Modena, Duchy of 1452 1860 became part of united Italy
Iaşi Moldavia 1351 1862 unified with Wallachia to form Romania
Cetinje Montenegro 1482 1946 moved to Podgorica
Yangon Myanmar 1948 2005 moved to Naypyidaw
Bacolod Federal Republic of Negros 1898 1899 absorbed by the Philippines.
St. John's Newfoundland 1855 1949 entered confederation with Canada
Russell New Zealand 1840 1841 moved to Auckland
Auckland New Zealand 1841 1865 moved to Wellington
Lagos Nigeria 1914 1976 moved to Abuja
Trondheim Norway 997 1070 moved to Bergen
Bergen Norway 1070 1299 moved to Oslo
Christiania Norway 1624 1924 renamed Oslo
Bursa Ottoman empire 1335 1365 moved to Edirne
Edirne Ottoman empire 1365 1453 moved to Istanbul (Constantinople)
Rawalpindi Pakistan 1959 1967 moved to Islamabad
Heidelberg Palatinate 14th century 1720 moved to Mannheim
Mannheim Palatinate 1720 1777 Palatinate inherited by the Electors of Bavaria.
Parma Parma, Duchy of 1545 1860 Became part of united Italy.
Cebu City Philippines 1562 (?) 1578 (?) First Spanish settlement in the country. Moved to Manila (Formerly Maynilad) after capture.
Malolos Philippines 1898 1899
Quezon City Philippines 1948 1976
Gniezno Poland 10th century 1038 moved to Krakow
Płock Poland 1079 1138 moved to Kraków
Poznań Poland 1290 1296 moved to Krakow
Kraków Poland 1296 1596 moved to Warsaw
Lublin Poland 1944 1945 de facto capital
Łódź Poland 1945 1947 de facto capital
Guimarães Portugal 1095 1131 moved to Coimbra
Coimbra Portugal 1131 1255 moved to Lisbon
Rio de Janeiro Portugal 1808 1821 moved to Lisbon
Vladimir Russia (Vladimir-Suzdal) 1169 1327 moved to Moscow
Yaroslavl Russia (Muscovite) 1611 1612 de facto
Dariyah Saudi Arabia 1744 1818 moved to Riyadh after the Turks destroyed the city
Dresden Saxony 1485 1918 Saxony became part of the German Empire in 1871, and Saxony lost its independence fully in 1918. Dresden remains the capital of the German state of Saxony.
Perth Scotland 846 1452 moved to Edinburgh
Tulaghi Solomon Islands 1896 1942 moved to Honiara
Aden South Yemen 1967 1990 San'a, country ceased to exist after unification of Yemen
Valladolid Spain 1600 1606 moved to Madrid
Aarau Switzerland (Helvetic Republic) 1798 1798 moved to Lucerne
Lucerne Switzerland (Helvetic Republic) 1798 1803 Helvetic Republic abolished
Valencia Spain 1936 1939 Government of the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War
Columbia, Texas Republic of Texas 1836 1837 moved to Houston, Texas
Austin, Texas Republic of Texas 1839 1845 Texas annexed by United States
Ayutthaya Thailand 1350 1767 moved to Thonburi after the Burmese destroyed the city
Thonburi Thailand 1767 1782 moved to Bangkok after King Taksin was declared mad
Aneho Togo 1880s 1897 moved to Lomé
Trieste Trieste, Free Territory of 1947 1954 Territory dissolved, integrated into Italy and Yugoslavia
San Jose de Oruña Trinidad 1592 1783 moved to Port of Spain
Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1816 1861 became part of unified Italy
Chyhyryn Ukraine (Cossack Hetmanate) 1648 1669 moved to Baturyn
Hlukhiv Ukraine (Cossack Hetmanate) 1727 1734 Cossack Hetmanate lost its sovereignty
Baturyn Ukraine (Cossack Hetmanate) 1750 1764 Cossack Hetmanate lost its sovereignty
Kharkiv Ukraine (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) 1919 1934 moved to Kyiv (Kiev)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania United States 1777 1777 moved to York after one day
York, Pennsylvania United States 1777 1778 moved back to Philadelphia
Princeton United States 1783 1783 moved to Annapolis
Annapolis United States 1783 1784 moved to Trenton
Trenton United States 1784 1785 moved to New York
Samarkand Uzbekistan (SSR) 1925 1930 moved to Tashkent
Venice Venice, Republic of fl. 9th century 1797 annexed by Austria
Machynlleth Wales 1404 1416 seat of Owain Glyndŵr's parliament until was Wales was annexed by England - capital moved to Cardiff in 1955
Câmpulung Wallachia fl.13th Century fl.15th Century moved to Târgovişte
Târgovişte Wallachia 1396 1698 moved to Bucharest
Taiz Yemen 1948 1962 moved to San'a
Mérida Yucatán 1840 1847 reunited with Mexico

From the list of present-day national capitals, these weren't included :

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Capitals are regarded as high priority, and are therefore to be included unless the article is particularly poor (Stub or poor Start). Use <s> and </s> to strike out the listing once the article has been reviewed. Leave a comment if the article is rejected.

Ones that are pretty much needed

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Ones that might not be important enough for inclusion

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Cities of present-day nations and states is the page that the articles will be taken from.