Nicknames of Indian Cities and Popular Cities in the World
Many competitive exams like RRB, CDS, LIC AO, SSC, UPSC, FCI, UIIC, OICL and banking exams like IBPS, SBI(PO, Clerk, SO) and RBI (Assistant, Grade B), the Questions on Nicknames of Indian Cities are asked. So one should have knowledge of Nicknames of Indian cities and below is also the list of Nicknames of Famous Palaces in the world.
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List of Famous Indian Cities and their Nicknames:
| City | State | Nickname/Nicknames |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | Taj Nagari |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | · Boston of India
· Manchester of India |
| Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | · Abode of the God
· Sangam City · City of Prime Ministers |
| Amritsar | Punjab | Golden City |
| Asansol | West Bengal | Land of Black Diamond |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | · Electronic City of India
· Garden City of India · Silicon Valley of India · Pensioners Paradise · Space City · Science city of India · IT Capital of India |
| Bhagalpur | Bihar | The Silk City of India |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | City of Lakes |
| Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Mini Mumbai |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Temple City of India |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | The City Beautiful |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | · Gateway of South India
· Detroit of Asia · Auto Hub of India · Health Capital of India |
| Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | · Textile City of India
· Manchester of South India · The Pump City |
| Coorg | Karnataka | Scotland of India |
| Darjeeling | West Bengal | The Queen of the Hills |
| Dhanbad | Jharkhand | The Coal Capital of India |
| Shillong | Meghalaya | Scotland of East |
| Dibrugarh | Assam | Tea City of India |
| Durgapur | West Bengal | Ruhr of India |
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Green city |
| Guwahati | Assam | Gateway of North East India |
| Nilgiri | Tamil Nadu | Blue Mountains |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | · City of Pearls
· City of Nizams · World Capital of Biryani · HITECH City |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | · Pink City
· Paris of India · City of Palaces |
| Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | Golden City of India |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | · Steel City of India
· Pittsburgh of India |
| Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | · Leather City of the World
· Manchester of North India |
| Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | Switzerland of India |
| Kochi | Kerala | · Gateway to Kerala
· Queen of the Arabian Sea |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | · City of Joy
· City of Palaces · Cultural Capital of India · Gateway of Eastern India · Heaven of the Aged |
| Kolhapur | Maharashtra | City of Wrestlers |
| Kollam | Kerala | · Prince of Arabian sea
· Cashew Capital of the World · Gateway to Backwaters |
| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | · Shiraz-e-Hind
· Constantinople of the East · The Golden City of India · City of Nawabs |
| Madurai | Tamil Nadu | · Athens of the East
· City of Festivals · City of Four Junctions · Temple city · Sleepless City |
| Malda | West Bengal | Mango City |
| Mangalore | Karnataka | · Rome of the East
· Cradle of Indian Banking · Gateway of Karnataka |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | · City of Seven Islands
· Financial Capital of India · Maya Nagari · City of Dreams · Gateway of India · Hollywood of India · Maximum City |
| Mundi | Madhya Pradesh | Power Hub City |
| Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | Queen of the Mountains |
| Mysore | Karnataka | · Heritage City
· Green City |
| Nagpur | Maharashtra | Orange City |
| Nainital | Uttarakhand | City of Lakes |
| New Delhi | Delhi | City of Rallies |
| Patiala | Punjab | Royal City |
| Panipat | Haryana | · City of Weavers
· City of Handloom |
| Pondicherry | Puducherry | Paris of the East |
| Prayag | Uttar Pradesh | Abode of the God |
| Pune | Maharashtra | Queen of Deccan |
| Purulia | West Bengal | Manbhum City |
| Rishikesh | Uttrakhand | · City of Sages
· Yoga City |
| Siliguri | West Bengal | · Gateway to the Dooars
· City of Hospitality |
| Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | City of lakes |
| Tezpur | Assam | City of Blood |
| Thane | Maharashtra | City of Lakes |
| Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | · Rock Fort City
· Energy equipment and fabrication capital of India · Tucker Trichy |
| Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu | · City of Paddy fields
· Oxford city of South India · Halwa city of India |
| Udaipur | Rajasthan | · White City
· City of Lakes · Venice of the East |
| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | · Spiritual capital of India
· Religious capital of India · City of Lights · City of Temples · City of Learning · Oldest living city on Earth · Holy City |
| Jodhpur | Rajasthan | · Blue City
· Sun City |
| Nasik | Maharashtra | · Wine capital of India
· Grape city of India · California of India |
| Surat | Gujarat | · Diamond City Of India
· City Of Diamonds · Textile city Of India |
| Vadodara | Gujarat | · Cultural City Of India
· Sayaji Nagari · Banyan City · World Capital Of Garba |
| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | City Of Destiny |
| Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh | · Pensioners Paradise
· City of Kaja |
| Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | The Place of Victory |
| Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh | · Second Bardoli of India
· City of Prawns |
| Rajahmundry | Andhra Pradesh | Cultural City |
| Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | City of Chillies |
| Vaniyambadi | Tamil Nadu | Leather city of South India |
| Warangal | Telangana | · City of Lakes
· City of Temples · Second city of Nizam |
| Zunheboto | Nagaland | Land Of Warriors |
Below is the list of Nicknames of Famous Palaces in the world:
| Geographical Name | Name |
| Bengal’s Sorrow | Damodar River |
| Blue Mountains | Nilgiri Hills |
| City of Sky-scrapers | New York |
| City of Seven Hills | Rome |
| City of Dreaming Spires | Oxford |
| City of palaces | Kolkata |
| City of Golden Gate | San Francisco |
| City of Magnificent Buildings | Washington D.C. |
| City of Eternal Springs | Quito(S.America) |
| China’s Sorrow | Hwang Ho |
| The cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
| Dark Continent | Africa |
| Emerald Isle | Ireland |
| Eternal City | Rome |
| Empire City | New York |
| Forbidden City | Lhasa (Tibet) |
| Garden City | Chicago |
| Gate of Tears | Strait of Bab-el Mandeb |
| Gateway of India | Mumbai |
| Gift of the Nile | Eqypt |
| Granite City | Aberdeen (Scotland) |
| Hermit Kingdom | Korea |
| Herring Pond | Atlantic Ocean |
| Holy Land | Jerusalem |
| Island Continent | Australia |
| Island of Cloves | Zanzibar |
| Isle of Pearls | Bahrein (Persian Gulf) |
| Key of the Mediterranean | Gibralter |
| Land of Cakes | Scotland |
| Land of Golden Fleece | Australia |
| Land of Maple Leaf | Canada |
| Land of Midnight Sun | Norway |
| Land of the Thousand Lakes | Finland |
| Land of the Thunderbolt | Bhutan |
| Land of white Elephant | Thailand |
| Land of Five Rivers | Punjab |
| Land of Thousand Elephants | Laos |
| Land of Rising Sun | Japan |
| Loneliest Island | Tristan De Gunha (Mid-Atlantic) |
| Manchester of Japan | Osaka |
| Pillars of Hercules | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Pearl of the Antilles | Cuba |
| Playground of Europe | Switzerland |
| Quaker City | Philadelphia |
| Queen of the Adriatic | Venice |
| Roof of the World | The Pamirs, Central Asia |
| Rose Pink City | Jaipur |
| Sugar bowl of the World | Cuba |
| Venice of the North | Stockholm |
| Windy City | Chicago |
| Whirteman’s grave | Guinea Coast of Africa |
| Yellow River | Huang Ho (China) |
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