Sobriquets of India and the World

A sobriquet is a nickname or a familiar name or any other descriptive name that is related to their historical, geographical, or industrial features, given to a place, person or any entity in addition to their real name. Literature, print, visual and social media often use sobriquets in order to add fervour and personality to their content. The following tables provide lists of sobriquets of places in India and the world and other locations. In competitive exams, you may be asked questions about some places and their sobriquets, and what is thier significance about.

Sobriquets of Places in India

The following list shows Sobriquets of famous places or rivers in India.

Sl. No.	Sobriquet	Place / River	State / Union Territory
1	Paradise on Earth	Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir
2	Mini Switzerland in India	Khajjiar	Himachal Pradesh
3	All Seasons State	Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh
4	City of Golden Temple	Amritsar	Punjab
5	Royal City of India	Patiala	Punjab
6	Granary of India	Punjab	Punjab
7	Land of Five Rivers	Punjab	Punjab
8	Queen of the Mountains in India	Mussoorie	Uttarakhand
9	School Capital of India	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
10	Yoga City of India	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand
11	City of Weavers	Panipat	Haryana
12	City of Taj	Agra	Uttar Pradesh
13	City of Nawabs, Constantinople of the East	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
14	Leather City of the World, Manchester of The East	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
15	Perfume Capital of India	Kannauj	Uttar Pradesh
16	Spiritual Capital of India	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
17	Sangam City	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh
18	Sugar Bowl of India	Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh
19	Blue City of India, Sun City of India	Jodhpur	Rajasthan
20	City of Lakes, White City of India	Udaipur	Rajasthan
21	Golden City of India	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan
22	Pink City	Jaipur	Rajasthan
23	Land of Sunrise in India	Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh
24	City of Blood in India	Tezpur	Assam
25	Gateway of North East India	Guwahati	Assam
26	Tea City of India	Dibrugarh	Assam
27	Sorrow of Assam	Brahmaputra River	Assam
28	City of Joy, City of Palaces	Kolkata	West Bengal
29	Land of Black Diamond	Asansol	West Bengal
30	Sorrow of Bengal	Damodar River	West Bengal
31	Sorrow of Bihar	Kosi River	Bihar
32	Scotland of the East	Shillong	Meghalaya
33	Abode of Clouds	Meghalaya	Meghalaya
34	Pittsburgh of India	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
35	City of Diamonds	Surat	Gujarat
36	Boston of India, Manchester of India	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
37	Temple City of India	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
38	City of Seven Islands, Financial Capital of India, Hollywood of India	Mumbai	Maharashtra
39	Wine Capital of India	Nashik	Maharashtra
40	City of Wrestlers	Kolhapur	Maharashtra
41	Orange City of India	Nagpur	Maharashtra
42	City of Pearls	Hyderabad	Telangana
43	City of Destiny	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
44	Garden City of India, Silicon Valley of India, Space City of India	Bengaluru	Karnataka
45	Rome of the East	Mangalore	Karnataka
46	Detroit of Asia	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
47	Manchester of South India	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
48	Athens of the East, City of Festivals, Jasmine City of India	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
49	City of Letters	Kottayam	Kerala
50	Land of Looms and Lores	Kannur	Kerala
51	Cashew Capital of the World	Kollam	Kerala
52	Queen of Arabian Sea	Kochi	Kerala
53	Venice of the East	Alappuzha (or Alleppey)	Kerala
54	God's Own Land of India, Spice Garden of India	Kerala	Kerala

Sobriquets of Places in the World

The following list shows Sobriquets of famous places or rivers or straits or seas or oceans in the world.

Sl. No.	Sobriquet	Place / River / Strait / Ocean	Country / Continent / Sea / Ocean
1	Battlefield of Europe, Cockpit of Europe	Belgium	Belgium
2	City of Dreaming Spires	Oxford	UK
3	City of Lights	Paris	France
4	City of Skyscrapers	New York	USA
5	City of Magnificent Distances	Washington D.C.	USA
6	City of Golden Gate	San Francisco	USA
7	City of Seven Hills, Eternal City	Rome	Italy
8	Dark Continent	Africa	Africa
9	Gate of Tears	Bab el-Mandeb Strait	Arabian Sea
10	George Cross Island	Malta	Malta
11	Gift of the Nile	Egypt	Egypt
12	Herring Pond	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
13	Holy Land	Palestine	Palestine
14	Hermit Kingdom	Korea	Korea
15	Island of Cloves	Zanzibar	Tanzania
16	Island of Fire and Ice	Iceland	Iceland
17	Island of Pearls	Bahrain	Bahrain
18	Key of the Mediterranean	Gibraltar	Mediterranean Sea
19	Land of Cakes	Scotland	Scotland
20	Land of Eagles	Albania	Albania
21	Land of Flying Fish	Barbados	Barbados
22	Land of Golden Fleece, Land of the Kangaroos	Australia	Australia
23	Land of Golden Pagoda	Myanmar	Myanmar
24	Land of the Hummingbird	Trinidad	Trinidad and Tobago
25	Land of Lilies, Land of Maple Leaf	Canada	Canada
26	Land of Long White Cloud	New Zealand	New Zealand
27	Land of the Midnight Sun	Norway	Norway
28	Land of Morning Calm	South Korea	South Korea
29	Land of Rising Sun	Japan	Japan
30	Land of Thousand Elephants	Laos	Laos
31	Land of Thousand Lakes	Finland	Finland
32	Land of Thunderbolt, Land of Thunder Dragon	Bhutan	Bhutan
33	Land of Tulips	Netherlands	Netherlands
34	Land of the White Elephants	Thailand	Thailand
35	Land of Windmills	Netherlands	Netherlands
36	Mother-in-Law of Europe	Denmark	Denmark
37	Nation of Thousand Hills	Rwanda	Rwanda
38	Pillars of Hercules	Strait of Gibraltar	Mediterranean Sea
39	Playground of Europe	Switzerland	Switzerland
40	Roof of the World	Pamirs	Tajikistan
41	Sick Man of Europe	Turkey	Turkey
42	Sorrow of China, Yellow River	River Huang Ho	China
43	Sugar Bowl of the World, Pearl of Antilles	Cuba	Cuba
44	World's Bread Basket	Prairies of North America	North America
45	Windy City	Chicago	USA
46	World Loneliest Island	Tristan da Cunha	Atlantic Ocean

1. Match the places and the nicknames (sobriquets), which they are known by:
   
   
   1. Nagpur
   
   
   2. Kannauj
   
   
   3. Bhubaneswar
   
   
   4. Visakhapatnam

   
   
   

   1. Temple City of India
   
   
   2. Orange City of India
   
   
   3. City of Destiny
   
   
   4. Perfume Capital of India
   
   
   
   1. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
   
   
   2. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
   
   
   3. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
   
   
   4. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
   
   Answer
   
   Ans: B
   
   
   
2. Which country is known as "Playground of Europe"?
   
   
   1. Scotland
   
   
   2. Belgium
   
   
   3. Switzerland
   
   
   4. Denmark
   
   Answer
   
   Ans: C