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What is Sobriquet: A sobriquet  is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. It is usually a familiar name, distinc...

World Famous Places and their Nicknames (Sobriquet)


What is Sobriquet:
A sobriquet  is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. It is usually a familiar name, distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation. This salient characteristic is of sufficient familiarity that the sobriquet can become more familiar than the original name. For example, Genghis Khan, who is rarely recognized now by his original name, Temüjin; or Mohandas Gandhi who is better known as Mahatma Gandhi. Well known places often have sobriquets, such as New York City, often referred to as the Big Apple. The term can therefore apply to the nickname for a specific person, group of people or even a place.
S.No. Place Sobriquet
1 Aden Gibraltar of Indian Ocean
2 Africa Dark Continent
3 Atlantic Ocean Herring Pond
4 Australia Land of Kangaroos, Land of Golden Fleece, Island Continent
5 Baghdad City of Arabian Nights
6 Bahrain Island of Pearls
7 Bab-el-Mandeb Gate of Tears, Gate of Grief
8 Belgium Cockpit of Europe, Battlefield of Europe
9 Belgrade White City
10 Bhutan Land of Thunderbolt
11 British Columbia Sea of the Mountains
12 Broadway, New York Great White Way
13 Canada Land of Lilies, Land of Maple, Lady of Snow
14 Chicago, Illinois Big Town, City of the Big Shoulders, Second City, Hog Butcher for the World,
Windy City, Slaughterhouse to the World, Phoenix City
15 Cuba Sugar Bowl of the World, Pearl of Antilles
16 Denmark Dairy of Northern Europe
17 Egypt Gift of Nile
18 Finland Land of Thousand Lakes
19 Gibraltar Key of Mediterranean, Pillar of Hercules
20 Greenland Land of Eskimos
21 Grenada Spice Island of the West
22 Guinea Coast White Man’s Grave
23 Ireland Emerald Island
24 Jamaica Isle of Spring
25 Japan Land of Rising Sun
26 Kent Garden of England
27 Korea Hermit Kingdom, Land of Morning Calm
28 Lhasa, Tibet Forbidden City
29 Moscow Port of Five Seas
30 Myanmar (Burma) Land of Golden Pagoda
31 Netherlands Land of Canals, Land of Tulips, Land of Windmills
32 New York Empire City, City of Skyscrapers, Capital of the World,
City that Never Sleeps, Big Apple, Gotham,
Empire City, Melting Pot
33 New Zealand Gods Own Country, Britain of the South, Land of Long White Cloud
34 Nigeria Giant of Africa
35 Norway Land of Midnight Sun
36 Oxford, UK City of Dreaming Spires
37 Palestine Holy Land
38 Pamirs (Mountains) Roof of the World
39 Paris City of Light
40 Philadelphia, USA Quaker City
41 Prairies of North America World’s Bread Basket
42 Rome City of Seven Hills, Eternal City, City of Love, City of Popes
43 San Francisco City of Golden Gate, Shaky Town, Baghdad by the Bay, The City
44 Scotland Land of Cakes
45 Singapore Key of Pacific
46 Switzerland Playground of Europe
47 Thailand Land of White Elephants
48 Trinidad Land of Humming Birds
49 Tristan da Cunha World’s Loneliest Island
50 Turkey Sick Man of Europe
51 Venezuela Little Venice
52 Zanzibar Island of Cloves
53 Akron, Ohio Rubber City
54 Albany, Georgia City of Good Life
55 Albany, Oregon Home of the Timber Carnival
56 Alexandria, Egypt Pearl of the Mediterranean
57 Allentown, Pennsylvania Cement City
58 Atlanta, Georgia Athens of the South, City Too Busy to Hate, Dogwood City,
Gate City of the South
59 Auckland, New Zealand City of Sails
60 Baltimore, Maryland Charm City, Monument City
61 Bandon, Oregon Storm Capital of the World
62 Bangkok, Thailand Venice of the East
63 Boston, Massachusetts Athens of America, Bean Town, City of Kind Hearts,
Cradle of Liberty, Hub of the Universe, Puritan City
64 Bristol, Tennessee Food City
65 Brand on, Manitoba Wheat City
66 Buffalo, New York Flour City, City of Good Neighbours, Nickel City,
Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
67 Butte, Montana Copper City
68 Bryan, Ohio Fountain City
69 Calgary, Canada Stampede City
70 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Rose City
71 Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Graveyard of the Atlantic
72 Charleston, South Carolina America's Most Historic City, Palmetto City
73 Charlotte, North Carolina HornetsNest, Queen City
74 Christchurch, New Zealand Garden City
75 Cleveland, Ohio Mistake on the Lake, America’s North Coast
76 Denver, Colorado City of the Plains, Convention City, Mile High City
77 Detroit, Michigan Motor City
78 Durham, North Carolina City of Medicines, Bull City
79 Edinburgh, Scotland Athens of the North
80 Florence, Italy City of Lilies
81 Fort Myers, Florida City of Palms
82 Gilroy, California Garlic Capital of the World
83 Greenfield, California Broccoli Capital of the World
84 Holtville, California Carrot Capital of the World
85 Hong Kong Pearl of the Orient
86 Indio, California Date Capital of the World
87 Jerusalem City of Peace
88 Kansas City, Kansas Heart of America
89 Las Vegas Sin City, Entertainment Capital of the World, Glitter Gulch
90 London, England Square Mile
91 Los Angeles Big Orange, City of Angels, City of Flowers and Sunshine
92 Louisville, Kentucky City of Beautiful Churches, City of Falls