Geographical Sobriquets
A sobriquet is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another and being descriptive in nature. Distinct from a pseudonym, it typically is a familiar name used in place of a real name without the need of explanation, often becoming more familiar than the original name.
| Sobriquet | Real Name |
|---|---|
| America’s Motor | City Detroit |
| Bengal’s Sorrow | Damodar River (India) |
| Blue Mountains | Nilgiri Hills (India) |
| Britain of the South | New Zealand |
| Britain of the South | New Zealand |
| China’s Sorrow | River Hwang Ho |
| China’s Sorrow | Hwang Ho River |
| City of Golden Gate | San Francisco |
| City of Dreaming Spires | Oxford (England) |
| City of Eternal Springs | Quito (South America) |
| City of Flowers | Cape Town (South Africa) |
| City of Golden Gate | San Francisco (USA) |
| City of Golden Temple | Amritsar (India) |
| City of Magnificient Buildings | Washington (USA) |
| City of Palaces | Kolkata (India) |
| City of Quiet | Thoroughfares Venice |
| City of Seven Hills | Rome (Italy) |
| City of seven hills | Rome |
| City of Skyscrapers | New York (USA) |
| Cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
| Cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
| Dairy of Northern Europe | Denmark |
| Dark Continent | Africa |
| Dark Continent | South Africa |
| Emerald Isle | Ireland |
| Emeralds Isle | Ireland |
| Empire City | New York |
| Empire City | New York |
| Eternal City of Hopes | Rome, Italy |
| Forbidden City | Lhasa (Tibet) |
| Forbidden City | Lhasa |
| Garden City | Chicago |
| Garden in the desert | Ethiopia |
| Garden of England | Kent (England) |
| Gate of tears | Strait of bab-el-Mandeb |
| Gateway of India | Mumbai |
| George Cross Island | Malta |
| Gibraltar of Indian | Ocean Aden |
| Gift of Nile | Egypt |
| Gift of the Nile | Egypt |
| Golden City | Johannesburg |
| Granite City | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Hanging Valleys | Valley of Switzerland |
| Hermit Kingdom | Korea |
| Herring Pond | Atlantic Ocean |
| Herring Pond | Atlantic Ocean |
| Holy Land | Jerusalem |
| Holy Mountain | Fujiyama (Japan) |
| Human Equator of the Earth | Himalayas |
| Iceland of Fire | Iceland |
| Iceland of Perl | Bahrain |
| Island Continent | Australia |
| Island of Cloves | Zanzibar |
| Island of Pearls | bahrain (Persian Gulf) |
| Islands of Springs | Jamaica |
| Islands of Sunshine | West Indies |
| Kashmir of Europe | Switzerland |
| Key to Mediterranean | Gibraltar |
| Land of cakes | Scotland |
| Land of Five Rivers | Punjab, India |
| Land of Five Seas | South West Asia |
| Land of Flying Fish | Barbados |
| Land of Golden Fleece | Australia |
| Land of Golden Pagoda | Myanmar |
| Land of Hummingbird | Trinidad |
| Land of Kangaroo | Australia |
| Land of Lakes | Scotland |
| Land of Lilies | Canada |
| Land of Maple | Canada |
| Land of Marble | Italy |
| Land of Midnight Sun | Norway |
| Land of Million Elephants | Laos |
| Land of Morning Calm | Korea |
| Land of Rising Sun | Japan |
| Land of Setting Sun | United Kingdom |
| Land of the midnight sun | Norway |
| Land of Thousand Lakes | Finland |
| land of Thunderbolt | Bhutan |
| Land of White Elephant | Thailand |
| Loneliest Island | Tristan De Gumha (Mid. Atlantic) |
| Manchester of Japan | Osaka (Japan) |
| New World | America |
| Pillars of Hercules | Straits of Gibraltar |
| Pink City | Jaipur, India |
| Play Ground of Europe | Switzerland |
| Quaker City | Philadelphia |
| Queen of the Adriatic | Venice |
| River in the Sea | Gulf Stream |
| Roof of the World | The pamirs (Tibet) |
| Sickman of Europe | Turkey |
| Spice Iceland of the west | Greece |
| Sugar Bowl of the world | Cuba |
| Venice of the East | Bangkok |
| Venice of the North | Stockholm |
| White City | Belgrade |
| Windy City | Chicago |
| Workshop of Europe | Belgium |
| World’s Loneliest Island | Tristan Da Cunha |
| Yellow River | River Hwang Ho (China) |
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