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List of Famous Geographical Epithets

1) The Land of Contrasts is called Colombia.

2) The Land of Free People is called Thailand.
3) The Land of Fertile Fields is called Algeria.
4) The Land of Golden Fiber is called Bangladesh.
5) The land of the Midnight Sun is called Norway.
6) The Land of Milk and Honey is called Lebanon.
7) The Land of the Morning Calm is called Korea.
8) The Land of Mighty Rivers is called Nigeria.
9) The Land of Mountains is called Nepal.
10) The Land of the Rising Sun is called Japan.
11) The Land of Thousand Island is called Indonesia.
12) The Land of Pure People is called Pakistan.
13) The Land of White Elephant is called Thailand.
14) The Land of Thousand Lakes is called Finland.
15) The Land of Golden Fibers is called Bangladesh.
16) The Land of Five Rivers is called Punjab (Pakistan).
17) The Land of Kangroos is called Australia.
18) The Land of the Maple Leaf is called Canada.
19) The Land of Silver Fiber is called Pakistan.
20) The Land of Deserts is called Africa.
21) The Land of Cakes is called Scotland.
22) The Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan.
23) What city is known as The World’s Chocolate Capital? Hershey Pennsylvania
24) Rome is also known as “City of Seven Hills”.
25) Penang is called the “Pearl of the East”.
26) “Sandwich Island” is called Hawaii Island.
27) Detroit is known as Motor City.
28) Britain of the South is called New Zealand.
29) The Buffer State of Asia is called Afghanistan.
30) The cockpit of Europe is called Belgium.
31) The Crossroad of Western Europe is called Belgium.
32) Emerald Island is called Ireland.
33) Flower Garden in Europe is called the Netherlands.
34) The gift of the Nile is called Egypt.
35) Great Britain of the Pacific is called Japan.
36) The Island Continent is called Australia.
37) The Horn of Africa is called to Somalia.
38) The key to the Mediterranean is called Gibraltar.
39) The Pillars of Hercules is called Gibraltar.
40) The playground of Europe is called Switzerland.
41) The remnant of the mighty Empire is called Austria.
42) Sorrow of China is called Hwang Hoo (Yellow River)
43) Switzerland of Africa is called Swaziland.
44) The site of Ancient Civilization is called Iraq.
45) Whiteman’s Grave is called to Guinea.
46) Brasilia of Pakistan is called Islamabad.
47) The city of Angles is called Bangkok.
48) The city of Colleges is called Lahore.
49) The city of Conferences is called Geneva.
50) The city of Cosmonauts is called Moscow.
51) The city of Eternal Spring is called Quito.
52) The city of Golden Temple is called Amritsar.
53) The city of Golden Gate is called San Francisco.
54) The city of Mosques is called Dhaka.
55) The city of Parks is called Kiev.
56) The city of Palaces is called Calcutta.
57) The city of the Pope is called Rome.
58) The city of Space Flights is called Cape Kennedy.
59) The city of Peace is called Baghdad.
60) The city of Deads is called Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
61) The city of Bazarsis called Cairo (Egypt)
62) The city of Roses and Nightingales is called Shiraz (Iran)
63) The city of Lights is called Paris (France)
64) The city of Eagles is called Sargodha (Pakistan)
65) The city of Saints is called Multan (Pakistan)
66) The city of Lilies is called Florence (Italy)
67) The city of Water is called to Venice (Italy)
68) Forbidden City is called Lhasa
69) The gateway to the East is called Beirut.
70) The gateway to the Gulf is called Abu Dhabi.
71) The gateway to India is called Bombay.
72) The gateway to Pakistan is called Karachi.
73) Little Pakistan is called to Bradford.
74) Manchester of Pakistan is called to Faisalabad.
75) The pyramid city is called Cairo.
76) Rose pink city is called Jaipur.
77) The windy city is called Chicago.
78) Lusitanian is the alternative name for Portugal.
79) Emerald Island is called Ireland.
80) The land of Prophets and Holy Land is called Palestine.
81) Yellow River is known as China’s Sorrow because of devastating floods.
82) Gibraltar of the west is said to be Quebec.
83) Zambia is known as the “Country of Copper”
84) Albania means the “Land of Eagles”.
85) Argentian means “Like Silver”.
86) Bahrain means two seas.
87) Brazil means “Red wood”.
88) Costa Rica means “Rich coast”.
89) Cyprus means “Land of Copper”.
90) Guatemala means “Land of Eagles”.
91) Jamaica means “Good Water”.
92) Kuwait means “Fort”.
93) Liberia means “Land of Free People”.
94) Netherlands means “low land”.
95) Nigeria means “a Great River”.
96) Sierra Leone means “Lion Mountains”.
97) Singapore means “City of Lions”.
98) Sudan means “Land of black people”.
99) Turkey means “Land of Turks”.
100) The mistress of the Eastern Seas is called Sri Lanka.
101) Hong Kong is called as Pearl of the Orient.
102) Mesopotamia means Between two Rivers.
103) The Dark Continent is called Africa.
104) Father of waters is called to The Mississippi River (USA)
105) Isle of Pearls is called to Bahrain
106) The Isle of Death is called Kahoolawe ( Hawai, USA)
107) Manchester of the Orient is called Osaka (Japan).
108) Manchester of Pakistan is called Faisalabad.
109) Paradise on Earth is called Kashmir Valley.
110) Queen of Arabian Sea: Distinctive name of Kochi (India)
111) Queen of the Adriatic is called to Venice.
112) Quaker city: Distinctive name of Philadelphia
113) Modern Babylon is called London.
114) The saw Mill of Europe is called Sweden.
115) The roof of the world is called to Pamir Mountain range (Tibet).
116) Mother-in-Law of Europe is called to Denmark.

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 (Palestine)

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

City of Flowers Cape Town

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 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

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

CityofSevenHills
Rome, Italy
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)/Lhasa, 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

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

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 Islamabad & Rawalpindi

Bone Marrow of North India River Ganga

City of Bridges Srinagar

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, Pakistan