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sobriquet of indian cities
the following table enlists the major cities (of india) and their sobriquet −
| sobriquet (nickname) | new name | image |
|---|---|---|
| city of taj | agra (uttar pradesh) |  |
| boston/manchester of india | ahmedabad (gujarat) |  |
| sangam city | allahabad (uttar pradesh) |  |
| land of black diamond | asansol (west bengal) |  |
| city of peace | bardhaman (west bengal) |  |
| temple city of india | bhubaneswar (odisha) |  |
| the venice of the east | alappuzha (kerala) |  |
|
garden city of india silicon valley of india space city of india science city of india it capital of india pensioners paradise |
bengaluru (karnataka) |  |
|
detroit of asia automobile capital of india healthcare capital of india |
chennai (tamil nadu) |  |
|
textile city of india manchester of south india |
coimbatore (tamil nadu) |  |
| scotland of india | coorg (karnataka) |  |
| school capital of india | dehradun (uttarakhand) |  |
| queen of the hills | darjeeling (west bengal) |  |
| tea city of india | dibrugarh (assam) |  |
| ruhr of india | durgapur (west bengal) |  |
| gateway of north east india | guwahati (assam) |  |
| switzerland of the east | haflong (assam) |  |
| city of pearls | hyderabad (telangana) |  |
| pink city | jaipur (rajasthan) |  |
| golden city of india | jaisalmer (rajasthan) |  |
| steel city of india pittsburgh of india | jamshedpur (jharkhand) |  |
| perfume capital of india | kannauj (uttar pradesh) |  |
| land of looms and lores | kannur (kerala) |  |
| leather city of the world manchester of the east | kanpur (uttar pradesh) |  |
| queen of the arabian sea | kochi (kerala) |  |
| city of wrestlers | kolhapur (maharashtra) |  |
| city of joy | kolkata (west bengal) |  |
|
city of letters city of latex city of mural |
kottayam (kerala) |  |
|
prince of arabian sea cashew capital of the world |
kollam (kerala) |  |
|
shiraz-e-hind constantinople of the east city of nawabs |
lucknow (uttar pradesh) |  |
|
athens of the east city of festivals temple city jasmine city city of divine nectar |
madurai (tamil nadu) |  |
| mango city of bengal | malda (west bengal) |  |
|
rome of the east city of delicacies cradle of indian banking gateway of karnataka |
mangalore (karnataka) |  |
|
city of seven islands financial capital of india city of dreams city of slums and skyscrapers gateway of india hollywood of india |
mumbai (maharashtra) |  |
| queen of the mountains | mussoorie (uttarakhand) |  |
| orange city | nagpur (maharashtra) |  |
| royal city | patiala (punjab) |  |
| city of weavers | panipat (haryana) |  |
|
city of rallies world cultural capital food capital of asia fashion capital of india |
new delhi |  |
| paris of the east | pondicherry (puducherry) |  |
| oxford of the east queen of deccan | pune (maharashtra) |  |
| yoga city | rishikesh (uttarakhand) |  |
| scotland of the east | shillong (meghalaya) |  |
| city of blood | tezpur (assam) |  |
|
white city city of lakes venice of the east |
udaipur (rajasthan) |  |
| spiritual capital of india oldest city (in the world) | varanasi (uttar pradesh) |  |
|
blue city sun city |
jodhpur (rajasthan) |  |
|
wine capital of india grape city of india california of india |
nashik (maharashtra) |  |
|
diamond city of india city of diamonds textile city of india |
surat (gujarat) |  |
| evergreen city of india | trivandrum (kerala) |  |
| city of destiny | visakhapatnam (andhra pradesh) |  |
| land of warriors | zunheboto (nagaland) |  |
| all seasons state | himachal pradesh |  |
| blue mountains | nilgiri (south india) |  |
| sorrow of bengal | damodar river |  |
| sorrow of assam | brahmaputra river |  |
| spice garden of india | kerala |  |
| land of sunrise in india | arunachal pradesh (north-east india) |  |
| house of clouds | meghalaya (north-east india) |  |
| god’s own land of india | kerala (south india) |  |
sobriquet (in the world)
the following table enlists the major countries with their sobriquet (in the world) −
| sobriquet (nickname) | new name | image |
|---|---|---|
| britain of the east | japan (east asia) |  |
| battle field of europe | belgium (west europe) |  |
| city of cycles | beijing (china) |  |
| city of dreaming spires | oxford (uk) |  |
| city of eternal springs | quito (ecuador) |  |
| city of sky scrappers | new york (usa) |  |
| city of magnificent distances | washington dc (usa) |  |
| city of golden gate | san francisco (usa) |  |
| city of seven hills | rome (italy) |  |
| forbidden city | lhasa (tibet) |  |
| gateway of tears | strait of bab-el mandeb |  |
| george cross island | malta (mediterranean sea) |  |
| granite city | aberdeen (scotland) |  |
| herring pond | atlantic ocean |  |
| holy land | palestine (west asia) |  |
| hermit kingdom | korea (east asia) |  |
| island of cloves | madagascar (indian ocean) |  |
| land of eagles | albania (east europe) |  |
| land of golden fleece | australia |  |
| land of lilies | canada (north america) |  |
| land of golden pagoda | myanmar (asia) |  |
| land of maple | canada (north america) |  |
| land of thousand lakes | finland |  |
| land of morning calm | korea (east asia) |  |
| land of rising sun | japan (east asia) |  |
| land of setting sun | uk (west europe) |  |
| land of midnight sun | norway (north-west europe) |  |
| land of tulips | netherlands (west europe) |  |
| land of white elephant | thailand (asia) |  |
| land of thunder bolt | bhutan (asia) |  |
| land of thousand elephants | laos (asia) |  |
| manchester of the orient | osaka (japan) |  |
| land of thunder dragon | china (asia) |  |
| nation of thousand hills | rwanda (africa) |  |
| pearl of arabia | bahrain (south-west asia) |  |
| pillars of hercules | strait of gibraltar (europe) |  |
| roof of the world | pamirs (plateau) (asia) |  |
| sorrow of china | huang ho river |  |
| sick man of europe | turkey (asia) |  |
| sugar bowl of world | cuba (caribbean sea) |  |
| white city | belgrade (serbia) |  |
| windy city | chicago (usa) |  |
| world's bread basket | prairies of north america |  |
| island of fire | iceland (west europe) |  |
| land of windmills | holland (west europe) |  |
| world loneliest islands | tristan da cunha |  |
| workshop of europe | belgium (west europe) |  |
| white man’s grave | guinea coast (west africa) |  |
| store house of the world | mexico (central america) |  |
| modern babylon | london (uk) |  |
| sea of the mountains | british columbia (west canada) |  |
| saw mill of europe | sweden (north europe) |  |
| the eye of greece | athens (south-east europe) |  |
| rich port | puerto rico (caribbean sea) |  |
| rich coast | costa rica (central america) |  |
| playground of europe | switzerland (central europe) |  |
| pearl of orient | hong kong (china) |  |
| mother-in-law of europe | denmark (west europe) |  |
| land of the humming bird | trinidad (caribbean sea) |  |
| land of the flying fish | barbados (caribbean sea) |  |
| land of kangaroos | australia |  |
| gift of the nile | egypt (north-east africa) |  |
| dark continent | africa |  |
| cockpit of europe | belgium (west europe) |  |
| city of popes | rome (italy) |  |
| city of arabian nights | baghdad (iraq) |  |