Nicknames of Cities and Countries

A list of interesting nicknames of cities, countries, and other geographical areas for general knowledge and general abilities tests.

Cities Nicknames

City	Nicknames
Rome	City of Seven Hills The Eternal City City of the popes
New York	The Big Apple The Empire City The City That Never Sleeps
Cairo	The City of Bazaar Paris of the Nile City of Thousand Minarets
Chicago	The Wind City
Paris	City of Love City of Lights
Washington	City of Magnificent Distances
Mumbai	City of Dreams City of Seven Islands Financial Capital of India
Karachi	Gateway of Pakistan Financial Capital of Pakistan
Lhassa	Forbidden City
Tibet	Forbidden Land
Las Vegas	Sin City
Ushuaia	The End of the World
Geneva	The Peace Capital
Lahore	City of Colleges
Delhi	City of Rallies Rome of India
Vienna	City of Music City of Dreams The Imperial City
London	The Big Smoke The Square Mile Modern Babylon
Jerusalem	The Holy City
Peshawar	City of Flowers
Banaras	City of ghosts and temples
Toronto	The Muddy York The 6
Sydney	Harbour City
San Francisco	The Golden City
Istanbul	The Second Rome
Moscow	The Third Rome
Singapore	Lion City
Johannesburg	City of Gold
Jaipur	The Pink City
Berlin	The Grey City
Oslo	The Tiger City
Warsaw	Paris of the North
Amsterdam	Venice of the North
Venice	City of Canals Queen of the Adriatic City of Bridges
Athens	City of Violet Crown
The Hague	City of Justice
Kolkata	City of Joy City of Palaces
Kuala Lumpur	Golden Triangle
Lima	The City of Kings
Dublin	The Fair City
Bordeaux	City of Wine
Brussels	Capital of Europe
Milan	Fashion Capital of the World
Rotterdam	Gateway to Europe
Bucharest	Little Paris
Budapest	Pearl of Danube
Cape Town	Mother City
Florence	City of Lilies
Los Angeles	The City of Angels
Miami	Magic City
Petra	The Rose Red City Lost City
Bengaluru	Silicon Valley of India City of Science
California	The Golden State
Lucknow	City of Nawabs
Swat Valley	Switzerland of Pakistan
Faislabad	Manchester of Pakistan
Multan	City of Saints
Surat	Diamond City of India
Detroit	Motor City
Quetta	London of Pakistan
Prague	The City of Hundred Spires
Pittsburgh	Steel City Iron City
Barcelona	The City of Counts The City of Gaudi
Buenos Aires	Paris of the Americas
Melbourne	Europe of Australia
Hong Kong	Pearl of the Orient (Also used for Manila)
Birmingham	The City of a 1000 Trades
Adelaide	City of Churches
Beirut	Paris of the Middle East
Tel Aviv	The City that Never Stops
Zanzibar	Island of Cloves
Tehran	The City of 72 Nations

Countries Nickname

Countries	Nickname
USA	Uncle Sam
Japan	The Land of the Rising Sun Great Britain of Pacific
South Africa	The Rainbow Nation
Afghanistan	The Graveyard of Empires
Egypt	The Gift of the Nile
Belarus	the Blue-Eyed Country
Australia	OZ the Lucky Country
Thailand	The land of Smiles The land of Free People Land of white elephants
China	Celestial Empire the red dragon
Armenia	The Land of Noah
Bhutan	Land of Thunder
Chile	Land of Poets
Albania	Land of the Eagles
Ukraine	The Bread Basket of Europe
Iceland	Land of Fire and Ice
Cyprus	the Island of Love
South Korea	the Land of the Morning Calm
France	the Hexagon
Finland	the Land of Thousand Lakes
Ireland	the Emerald Isle
Spain and Portugal	the Iberian Peninsula
Paraguay	The Heart of South America
Italy	The Boot
New Zealand	the land of long white cloud Britain of the South
Sri Lanka	Tear drop of India
Canada	Land of Maple Leaf The Great White North
Lesotho	The Kingdom in the Sky
Venezuela	The Land of Grace
Slovenia	Sunny Side of the Alps
Philippines	Pearl of the Orient
North Korea	The Hermit Kingdom
Mongolia	Land of the Blue Sky
Indonesia	Emerald of the Equator
Iraq	the cradle of civilization
Myanmar	Land of Golden Pagodas
Lebanon	Switzerland of the Middle East
Brazil	Land of the Palms
Guyana	Land of Many Waters
Peru	Land of the Incas
Rwanda	Land of a Thousand Hills
Madagascar	The Red Island
Norway	Land of the Midnight Sun
Bahrain	Isle of pearls
Cuba	Pearl of Antilles
Switzerland	Playground of Europe
Belgium	Cockpit of Europe

Some Distinctive Geographical Identities

Dark Continent	Africa
Roof of the World	Pamir
Key to Meditation	Gibraltar
Gate of tears	Bab al-Mandab Strait
Land of Desserts	Africa
Sorrow of China	Yellow River or Huang
Pillars of Hercules	Strait of Gibraltar
Herring Pond	Atlantic Ocean

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