PROMIMENT SOBRIQUETS (WORLD)

CONTRIBUTOR: SRISHTI GUPTA, JAIPUR

S.No. Place Sobriquet
1. Aden Gibraltar of Indian Ocean
2. Africa Dark Continent
3. Atlantic Ocean Herring Pond
4. Australia Land of Kangaroos, Land of Golden Fleece, Island Continent
5. Baghdad City of Arabian Nights
6. Bahrain Island of Pearls
7. Bab-el-Mandeb Gate of Tears, Gate of Grief
8. Belgium Cockpit of Europe, Battlefield of Europe
9. Belgrade White City
10. Bhutan Land of Thunderbolt
11. British Columbia Sea of the Mountains
12. Broadway, New York Great White Way
13. Canada Land of Lilies, Land of Maple, Lady of Snow
Big Town, City of the Big Shoulders, Second City, Hog Butcher for the World,
14. Chicago, Illinois
Windy City, Slaughterhouse to the World, Phoenix City
15. Cuba Sugar Bowl of the World, Pearl of Antilles
16. Denmark Dairy of Northern Europe
17. Egypt Gift of Nile
18. Finland Land of Thousand Lakes
19. Gibraltar Key of Mediterranean, Pillar of Hercules
20. Greenland Land of Eskimos
21. Grenada Spice Island of the West
22. Guinea Coast White Man’s Grave
23. Ireland Emerald Island
24. Jamaica Isle of Spring
25. Japan Land of Rising Sun
26. Kent Garden of England
27. Korea Hermit Kingdom, Land of Morning Calm
28. Lhasa, Tibet Forbidden City
29. Moscow Port of Five Seas
30. Myanmar (Burma) Land of Golden Pagoda
31. Netherlands Land of Canals, Land of Tulips, Land of Windmills
Empire City, City of Skyscrapers, Capital of the World,
32. New York City that Never Sleeps, Big Apple, Gotham,
Empire City, Melting Pot
33. New Zealand God’s Own Country, Britain of the South, Land of Long White Cloud
34. Nigeria Giant of Africa
35. Norway Land of Midnight Sun
36. Oxford, UK City of Dreaming Spires
37. Palestine Holy Land
38. Pamirs (Mountains) Roof of the World
39. Paris City of Light

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S.No. State Sobriquet
40. Philadelphia, USA Quaker City
41. Prairies of North America World’s Bread Basket
42. Rome City of Seven Hills, Eternal City, City of Love, City of Popes
43. San Francisco City of Golden Gate, Shaky Town, Baghdad by the Bay, The City
44. Scotland Land of Cakes
45. Singapore Key of Pacific
46. Switzerland Playground of Europe
47. Thailand Land of White Elephants
48. Trinidad Land of Humming Birds
49. Tristan da Cunha World’s Loneliest Island
50. Turkey Sick Man of Europe
51. Venezuela Little Venice
52. Zanzibar Island of Cloves

PROMINENT SOBRIQUETS (INDIA)

S.No. State Sobriquet

1. Andhra Pradesh Egg Bowl of Asia, Kohinoor of India
2. Arunachal Pradesh Land of Sunrise
3. Kerala Spice Garden of India
4. Haryana Milk Pail of India
5. Himachal Pradesh All Seasons’ State, Apple State
6. Madhya Pradesh Soya Region
7. Punjab Land of Five Rivers, Granary of India
8. Sikkim Paradise of Botanists

S.No. City Sobriquet

1. Ahmedabad Manchester of India, Boston of India
2. Allahabad (Prayag) Abode of the God
3. Amritsar City of Golden Temple
4. Auroville, Puducherry City of Dawn
Garden City of India, Electronic City of India, Space City of India,
5. Bengaluru
Silicon Valley of India, Pensioners’ Paradise
6. Bhubaneswar City of Temples, Cathedral City of India
7. Coimbatore Manchester of South India
8. Goa Pearl of the Orient
9. Hyderabad Hi-Tech City, City of Bangles
10. Hyderabad-Secunderabad Twin Cities
11. Jaipur Pink City
12. Jammu and Kashmir Heaven of India
13. Jamshedpur Steel City of India, Pittsburg of India
14. Jodhpur Sun City
15. Kashmir Switzerland of India
16. Kochi Queen of Arabian Sea, Venice of the East

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S.No. City Sobriquet
17. Kolkata City of Palaces, City of Castles, City of Joy
18. Lucknow City of Nawabs
19. Madurai City of Festivals
20. Manipur Jewel of India
21. Mumbai Gateway of India, City of Seven Islands
22. Mussoorie Queen of Mountains
23. Mysore Sandalwood City
24. Nagpur City of Oranges
25. Namakkal, Tamil Nadu City of Eggs
26. New Delhi City of Rallies
27. Panipat City of Weavers, Eco-City
28. Pitampur Detroit of India
29. Pune Deccan Queen
30. Tuticorin Pearl Harbour of India
31. Shillong Scotland of East
32. Surat Diamond City
33. Tezpur, Assam City of Blood
34. Trivandrum City of Statues
35. Udaipur City of Lakes, White City of India

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 OTHER SOBRIQUETS (WORLD)

S.No. Place Sobriquet

1. Akron, Ohio Rubber City
2. Albany, Georgia City of Good Life
3. Albany, Oregon Home of the Timber Carnival
4. Alexandria, Egypt Pearl of the Mediterranean
5. Allentown, Pennsylvania Cement City
Athens of the South, City Too Busy to Hate, Dogwood City,
6. Atlanta, Georgia
Gate City of the South
7. Auckland, New Zealand City of Sails
8. Baltimore, Maryland Charm City, Monument City
9. Bandon, Oregon Storm Capital of the World
10. Bangkok, Thailand Venice of the East
Athens of America, Bean Town, City of Kind Hearts,
11. Boston, Massachusetts
Cradle of Liberty, Hub of the Universe, Puritan City
12. Bristol, Tennessee Food City
13. Brandon, Manitoba Wheat City
Flour City, City of Good Neighbours, Nickel City,
14. Buffalo, New York
Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
15. Butte, Montana Copper City
16. Bryan, Ohio Fountain City
17. Calgary, Canada Stampede City
18. Cape Girardeau, Missouri Rose City
19. Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Graveyard of the Atlantic
20. Charleston, South Carolina America's Most Historic City, Palmetto City
21. Charlotte, North Carolina Hornets’ Nest, Queen City
22. Christchurch, New Zealand Garden City
23. Cleveland, Ohio Mistake on the Lake, America’s North Coast
24. Denver, Colorado City of the Plains, Convention City, Mile High City
25. Detroit, Michigan Motor City
26. Durham, North Carolina City of Medicines, Bull City
27. Edinburgh, Scotland Athens of the North
28. Florence, Italy City of Lilies
29. Fort Myers, Florida City of Palms
30. Gilroy, California Garlic Capital of the World
31. Greenfield, California Broccoli Capital of the World
32. Holtville, California Carrot Capital of the World
33. Hong Kong Pearl of the Orient
34. Indio, California Date Capital of the World
35. Jerusalem City of Peace
36. Kansas City, Kansas Heart of America
37. Las Vegas Sin City, Entertainment Capital of the World, Glitter Gulch
38. London, England Square Mile
39. Los Angeles Big Orange, City of Angels, City of Flowers and Sunshine
40. Louisville, Kentucky City of Beautiful Churches, City of Falls

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S.No. Place Sobriquet
41. Manila, Philippines Pearl of the Orient
42. Mar del Plata, Argentina Queen of the Coast
43. Marysville, California Gateway to the Gold Fields
44. Memphis, Tennessee Bluff City
45. Miami, Florida Little Cuba, Magic City
46. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cream City
47. Minneapolis, Minnesota Flour City, Mini Apple
48. Mobile, Alabama City of Five Flags
49. Montreal, Canada City of Saints
50. Oakdale, California Cowboy Capital of the World
51. Oroville, California City of Gold
52. Pasadena, California City of Roses
53. Patterson, California Apricot Capital of the World
54. Petaluma, California Egg Basket of the World
55. Petra, Jordan Rose Red City
56. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Steel City, Iron City, Golden Triangle, City of Bridges
57. Portland, Maine Forest City, Hill City
58. Prague, Czech Republic Golden City
59. Providence, Rhode Beehive of Industry
60. Queenstown, New Zealand Extreme Sports Capital of the World
61. Rochester, New York Kodak City, Snapshot City
62. Rye, New York Border Town
63. Sacramento, California River City
64. Saint Louis, Missouri Gateway to the West
65. Saint Petersburg, Russia Venice of the North
66. Salem, Massachusetts City of Witches
67. San Diego, California Plymouth of the West, America's Finest City
68. San Jose (North), California Golden Triangle
69. Savannah, Georgia Garden City
70. Seattle, Washington Emerald City
71. Selma, California Raisin Capital of the World
72. Sonora, California Queen of the Southern Mines
73. Sri Lanka Pearl of the Indian Ocean
74. Stockholm, Sweden Eken (The Oak), Venice of the North
75. Syracuse, New York Salt City
76. Taxco, Mexico Silver Capital of the World
77. Tijuana, Mexico Television Capital of the World
78. Toledo, Ohio Corn City
79. Venice, Italy Bride of the Sea, Queen of the Adriatic
80. Victoria, Canada Little England
81. Walla Walla, WA The Town So Nice They Named It Twice, Walla2
The Capital City, News Capital of the World,
82. Washington D.C.
City of Magnificent Distances
83. Waterbury, Connecticut Brass City

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S.No. Place Sobriquet
84. Wenatchee, Washington Apple Capital of the World
85. West Hollywood, California Creative City

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