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 | God’s 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 | Hornets’Nest, 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 |
