List of Geographical Epithets 2021

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Epithets are attached to a person’s name or place, as what might be described as a glorified nickname or bi-name. When we first hear about a place, that thought usually get associated with some feature that glorifies that city/ country. With Bangalore, we often heard two other terms too, i.e the silicon valley of India or the garden city. Likewise to glorify the scenic beauty of the historical importance of a place, epithets are associated with them. Here we are trying to list some of these bi-names of the cities around the world. Let’s check the list of geographical epithets 20213.

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List of Geographical Epithets 2023 – Full List

Epithets are bi-names or descriptive titles used to refer to a place/ river by glorifying its importance or any historical features. It’s a descriptive literary device that describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent than they actually are. For example the country, Belgium is often called the Battleground of Europe or the crossroad of Europe. It’s because of the numerous warfares that happened on Belgium soil. The English, Dutch, French and German armies have all fought each other within Belgium borders. The battles of Oudenaarde, Ramillies, Waterloo, Ypres and Bastogne were all fought on Belgian soil. Likewise, Gandhinagar in Gujarat is called the Green city, because of the excess greenery surrounded that area. Bangalore is our silicon valley, thanks to the hundreds of tech companies in the city making a striking resemblance to the American counterpart.

Let’s read through the complete list of Geographical epithets available around the world.

Epithet	City/Country
The Battlefield of Europe	Belgium
Forbidden City	Lhasa (Tibet)
Gibraltar of Indian Ocean	Aden
The Isle of Spring	Jamaica
Land of Cakes (Oat Cakes)	Scotland
Land of Flying Fish	Barbados
Lady of Snow	Canada
Little Venice	Venezuela
Mother-in-law of Europe	Denmark
Powder Keg of Europe	Balkans
The Promised Land	Canaan
Rich Coast	Costa Rica
Rich Port	Puerto Rico
The Sea of Mountains	British Columbia
Sorrow of China	River Hwang Ho
The Saw Mill of Europe	Sweden
Sick Man of Europe	Turkey
The Storehouse of the World	Mexico
The Down Under	Australia
White Man’s Grave	Guinea Coast (West Africa)
The Spice Island of the West	Grenada
The Mother Colony of the West Indies	St. Kitts
City of Arabian Nights	Baghdad
Twin City	Budapest
The Imperial City	Rome
Valley of Kings	Thebes
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri Hills, India
City of Sky Scrapers	New York, USA
City of Golden Gate	San Francisco, USA
Windy City	Chicago, USA
America’s motor city	Detroit
Britain of the south	New Zealand
City of Eternal Spires	Quito, South America
City of Flowers	Cape Town, South Africa
City of Golden gate	San Francisco, USA
City of Magnificent Buildings	Washington, USA
City of Quiet thoroughfares	Venice
Emerald Island	Ireland
Big Apple	New York
Empire city	New York
Garden in the desert	Ethiopia
Garden of England	Kent
Golden city	Johannesburg, South Africa
Gift of Nile	Egypt
Hanging Valleys	Valley of Switzerland
Herring Pond	Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land	Palestine
Hermit Kingdom	Korea
Human Equator of the Earth	Himalayas
Islands of Sunshine	West Indies
Kashmir of Europe	Switzerland
Buffer state of Asia	Afghanistan
City of Angles	Bangkok
City of bazaars	Cairo
City of conference	Geneva
City of cosmonauts	Moscow
City of space flights	Cape Kennedy
Gateway of India	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Granary of South India	Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
Great Britain of the Pacific	Japan
Great White way	Broadway, New York
Horn of Africa	Somalia
Island Continent	Australia
Land of Golden Fleece	Australia
Land of Kangaroo	Australia
Land of contrasts	Colombia
Land of fertile fields	Algeria
Land of Five Seas	Southwest Asia
Land of golden fibre	Bangladesh
Land of Golden Pagoda	Myanmar
Land of Lakes	Scotland
Land of Lilies	Canada
Land of Maple	Canada
Land of Midnight Sun	Norway
Land of mighty rivers	Nigeria
Land of milk and honey	Lebanon
Land of Morning Calm	Korea
Land of mountain	Nepal
Land of Prophets	Palestine
Land of Setting Sun	United Kingdom
Land of Thousand Elephants	Laos
Land of Thousand Lakes	Finland
Land of Thunderbolt	Bhutan
Mosquito Coast	Nicaragua
Never Never Land	Prairies of N. Australia
Pearl of East	Penang
Pearl of the Pacific	Guayaquil Port of Ecuador
Playground of Europe	Switzerland
Playground of India	Kashmir
Pyramid city	Cairo
Quaker City	Philadelphia, USA
Queen of Arabian Sea	Kochi, Kerala
Remnant of the mighty empire	Austria
River in the Sea	Gulf Stream
The roof of the World	The Pamirs, Tibet
Modern Babylon	London
Saint of the Gutters	Mother Teresa
Sickman of Europe	Turkey
Site of Ancient Civilization	Iraq
Switzerland of Africa	Swaziland
White City	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Whiteman’s Grave	Guinea Coast
Windy City	Chicago, USA
Workshop of Europe	Belgium
World’s Loneliest Island	Tristan Da Cunha
World’s Bread Basket	Prairies of N. America
Worlds chocolate capital	Hershey Pennsylvania
Lady with a Lamp	Florence Nightingale
City of Hopes	Rome, Italy
City of Seven Hills
Eternal City
City of Popes
Copper country	Zambia, Southern Africa
City of Kings	Lima, Peru
City of Cycles	Beijing, China
City of Dreaming Spires	Oxford, England
Cockpit of Europe	Belgium
Dairy of Northern Europe	Denmark
China’s Sorrow	Hwang-Ho
Bengal’s Sorrow	Damodar River
Yellow River	Hwang-Ho
Dark Continent	Africa
Forbidden City	Zijincheng (Beijing), China
Gate of Tears	Bab-el-Mandeb, Jerusalem
Gateway to the Gulf	Abu Dhabi
Granite City	Aberdeen, Scotland
Great/Little Herring Pond	Massachusetts
Hermit Kingdom	Korea
Honeymoon Lake	Titicaca Lake in the Andes
Island Continent	Australia
Land of Golden Fleece	Australia
Land of Eagles	Albania
Land of Perpetual Greenary	Natal, South Africa
Land of Windmills	Poland
Island of cloves	Zanzibar
Island of Pearls	Bahrain
Pearl Islands	Panama
Key to the Mediterranean	Gibraltar
Pink city	Jaipur
Queen of the Adriatic	Venice, Italy
Land of Midnight Sun	Norway
Land of Rising Sun	Japan
Land of White Elephants	Thailand
Pearl of Antilles	Cuba
Sugar Bowl of the world	Cuba
Pillars of Hercules	Strait of Gibraltar
Venice of the east	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Venice of the North	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Earth of Five Rivers	Punjab
Manchester of India	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Silicon Valley of India	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Electronic city of India
Science city of India
City of Lakes	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Temple city of India	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Detroit of Asia	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Scotland of India	Coorg, Karnataka
Queen of the Hills	Darjeeling, West Bengal
Green City	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
HITECH city	Hyderabad, Telangana
City of Palaces	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Switzerland of India	Kashmir, J&K
Prince of Arabian Sea	Kollam, Kerala
Sleepless city	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Gateway of Tamil Nadu	Tuticorin
Heritage city	Mysore, Karnataka
Spice Garden of India	Kerala
Royal city	Patiala, Punjab
City of Sages	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
White city	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Land of warriors	Zunheboto, Nagaland
City of Destiny	Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Diamond city of India	Surat, Gujarat
Blue city, Sun city	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Rome of the east	Mangalore, Karnataka
City of Ghats & Temples	Varanasi, UP
City of Golden Temple	Amritsar, Punjab
Garden city of India	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Poor Man’s Ooty	Yeracud, Tamil Nadu
Little Tibet	Ladakh, J&K
Twin Cities	Hyderabad & Secunderabad
Bone Marrow of North India	River Ganga
Steel city	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Sea-Son	Lakshadweep
City of Bridges	Srinagar
Black River	River Sharada
City of Festivals	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Jewel of Karnataka	Mysore
Basket of Fruits	Himachal Pradesh
Basket of Rice	Chhattisgarh
Mini Switzerland of India	Khajjiyar, Himachal Pradesh
Ganga of South	River Kaveri
City of Magnificent Distance	Washington DC
Garden City	Chicago
Great Broadway	New York
Mysore Tiger	Tipu Sultan
Pearl of Antilles	Cuba
Paradise on Earth	Kashmir Valley, India

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Major Geographical Epithets of India 2023

Let’s check the list of geographical epithets available in India.

Epitthhets	City/ Place
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri Hills
Human Equator of the Earth	Himalayas
Venice of the East	Alapuzha
Scotland of the East	Shillong
Spice Garden of India	Kerala
Granary of South India	Thanjavur
Sleepless city	Madurai
City of Palaces	Kolkata
Little Tibet	Ladakh
Manchester of India	Mumbai
Land of Five Rivers	Punjab
City of Ghats and Temples	Varanasi
Queen of Arabian Sea	Cochin
Detroit of India	Chennai
City of Seven Islands	Mumbai
Royal city	Patiala
Poorman’s Ooty	Yercadu
Manchester of South India	Coimbatore
Land of Sunrise	Arunachal Pradesh