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General Knowledge - Sobriquet

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 Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Silicon Valley of India
Space City of India
Science City of India
IT Capital of India
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Pensioners Paradise

Detroit of Asia
Automobile Capital of India Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
HealthCare Capital of India

Textile City of India

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Manchester of South India

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)

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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

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
The East

Queen of the Arabian Sea Kochi (Kerala)

City of Wrestlers Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

City of Joy Kolkata (West Bengal)

City of Letters
City of Latex Kottayam (Kerala)
City of Mural
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Prince of Arabian sea

Kollam (Kerala)
Cashew Capital of the World

Shiraz-e-Hind
Constantinople of the East Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
City of Nawabs

Athens of the East

City of Festivals
Temple City Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Jasmine City
City of Divine Nectar

Mango City of Bengal Malda (West Bengal)

Rome of The East

City of Delicacies
Mangalore (Karnataka)
Cradle of Indian Banking
Gateway of Karnataka

City of Seven Islands

Financial Capital of India
City of Dreams
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
City of Slums and Skyscrapers
Gateway of India
Hollywood of India

Queen of the Mountains Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)

Orange City Nagpur (Maharashtra)

Royal City Patiala (Punjab)

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City of Weavers Panipat (Haryana)

City of Rallies
World Cultural Capital
New Delhi
Food Capital of Asia
Fashion Capital of India

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 Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Venice of the East

Spiritual capital of India Oldest city (in the

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
world)

Blue City
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Sun City
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Wine capital of India

Grape city of India Nashik (Maharashtra)
California of India

Diamond City of India

City of Diamonds Surat (Gujarat)
Textile city of India

Evergreen City of India Trivandrum (Kerala)

Visakhapatnam (Andhra
City of Destiny
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

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Arunachal Pradesh (North-east

Land of Sunrise in India
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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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Cockpit of Europe Belgium (West Europe)

City of Popes Rome (Italy)

City of Arabian Nights Baghdad (Iraq)