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विश्व के प्रमुख भौगोलिक उपनाम (Geographical Surnames In English)
Dark Continent | Africa |
Emerald Isle | Ireland |
Land of the Golden Fleece | Australia |
Land of Kangaroos | Australia |
Land of Golden Wool | Australia |
Herring Pond | Atlantic Ocean |
Granite City | Aberdeen (Scotland) |
City of Dreaming Spires | Oxford (England) |
East Manchester | Osaka (Japan) |
Lily of the West | Canada |
England’s Garden | Kent (England) |
Queen of the Arabian Sea / Venice of the East | Kochi (India) |
Hermit Kingdom | Korea |
Land of Morning Calm | Korea |
Pearl of the Antilles | Cuba |
Sugar Bowl of the World | Cuba |
City of Eternal Springs | Quito (Ecuador) |
Tombs of the Kings | Guinea Coast |
Land of the Rising Sun | Japan |
Gateway to the Mediterranean | Gibraltar |
Holy Land | Jerusalem (Israel) |
World’s Loneliest Island | Tristan da Cunha |
Land of White Elephants | Thailand |
Land of Midnight Sun | Norway |
South Britain | New Zealand |
Empire City | New York (U.S.A.) |
City of Sky-high Buildings | New York (USA) |
Roof of the World | Pamir Plateau |
Never-Never Land | Prairies of North |
Breadbasket of the World | Prairies of North America |
Land of a Thousand Lakes | Finland |
Quaker City | Philadelphia |
Gateway to Tears | Bab-el-Mandeb Strait |
India’s Garden | Bengaluru (India) |
Cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
Land of Thunderbolt | Bhutan |
Blue Nile’s Den | Egypt |
City of Seven Hills | Mumbai (India) |
Land of the Golden Pagoda | Myanmar |
City of Seven Mountains | Rome |
City of the Pope | Rome |
Blood-colored Woman | Rome |
Empress of the Ancient World | Rome |
Western Babylon | Rome |
Eternal City (Holy City) | Rome |
Land of a Thousand Elephants | Laos |
Forbidden City | Lhasa (Tibet) |
Queen of the Adriatic | Venice (Italy) |
Windy City/Garden City | Chicago (USA) |
Pearl of the Orient | Singapore |
City of Golden Gate | San Francisco (SRA) |
Land of Cakes | Scotland |
Venice of the World | Stockholm (Sweden) |
Playground of Europe | Switzerland |
China’s Sorrow | Huanghe River (Yellow River) |

भारत के प्रमुख भौगोलिक उपनाम (Geographical Surnames In English)
Heart of Rajasthan | Ajmer |
City of Golden Temple | Amritsar |
Golden City | Amritsar |
City of Locks | Aligarh |
Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
Boston of India | Ahmedabad |
City of Petha (a sweet) | Agra |
Basket of Eggs in Asia | Andhra Pradesh |
City of Fragrances | Kannauj |
City of Gardens | Kapurthala |
Land of Malay | Karnataka |
Switzerland of India | Kashmir |
Manchester of North India | Kanpur |
Intersection of National Highways | Kanpur |
Ganga of South India | Kaveri |
Garden of Spices | Kerala |
Venice of the East | Kochi |
Queen of the Arabian Sea | Kochi |
Diamond Harbor | Kolkata |
City of Palaces | Kolkata |
Bollywood of India | Kolkata |
Grief of Bihar | Kosi |
Holy River | Ganga |
Sister of Varanasi | Ghazipur |
Salt City | Gujarat |
Old Ganges | Godavari |
Pride of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh |
Highly Broadcasted City | Chennai |
Land of Rice | Chhattisgarh |
Pittsburgh of India | Jamshedpur |
Steel City | Jamshedpur |
Pink City | Jaipur |
Eastern Paris | Jaipur |
Paris of India | Jaipur |
City of the Sun | Jodhpur |
City of Hills | Dungarpur |
Grief of West Bengal | Damodar |
Litchi City | Dehradun |
Forest City | Dehradun |
Coal City | Dhanbad |
City of Rallies | New Delhi |
Blue Mountain | Nilgiri Hills |
Queen of the Hills | Neterhat |
Land of Five Rivers | Punjab |
City of Weavers | Panipat |
Detroit of India | Pithampur |
Queen of Deccan | Pune |
Abode of God | Prayagraj |
City of Space | Bangalore |
Electronic City | Bangalore |
Garden of India | Bangalore |
City of Melodies | Bareilly |
City of Festivals | Madurai |
Soybean State | Madhya Pradesh |
Grandmother of Kottayam | Malayalam |
Queen of the Mountains | Mussoorie |
Shimla of Rajasthan | Mount Abu |
City of Seven Hills | Mumbai |
Gateway of India | Mumbai |
Hollywood of India | Mumbai |
Capital of Silk Garments | Mumbai |
Eastern Scotland | Meghalaya |
Home of Clouds | Meghalaya |
Gem of Karnataka | Mysore |
City of Nawabs | Lucknow |
City of Temples and Ghats | Varanasi |
Black River | Sharda |
City of Lakes | Srinagar |
Heaven on Earth | Srinagar |
Most Polluted River | Sabarmati |
Heaven of Fruits | Sikkim |
Twin City | Hyderabad-Secunderabad |