Geographical Epithets
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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
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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
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Land of contrasts Colombia
Land of fertile fields Algeria
Land of Five Seas Southwest Asia
Land of golden fiber 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 mighty empire Austria
River in the Sea Gulf Stream
Roof of the World The Pamirs, Tibet
The 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
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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
City of Seven Hills 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), 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 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 Zanjibar
Island of Pearls Bahrain
Pearl Islands Panama
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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 Gandhi nagar, 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
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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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