Temporary capital

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A temporary capital or a provisional capital is a city or town chosen by a government as an interim base of operations due to some difficulty in retaining or establishing control of a different metropolitan area. The most common circumstances leading to this are either a civil war, where control of the capital is contested, or during an invasion, where the designated capital is taken or threatened.

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By definition, a temporary capital is located somewhere on the country's territory, as opposed to a capital-in-exile located on the territory of a different country. However, a country's capital may move in and out of exile over the course of a conflict.

The following list is sorted by the most recent date the temporary capital's status existed.

Current

Provincial capitals

For reasons other than war

21st century

Cold War

World War II

Interwar period

World War I

19th century

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Citations

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