Important Cities and Their Nicknames – General Knowledge
This list of important Indian and international cities and their popular nicknames is useful for competitive examinations such as ADRE, APSC, SSC, RRB NTPC, Banking, CUET PG and other government examinations.
### Part A: Indian Cities and Their Nicknames
| No. | City | Nickname |
| --- | ------------------ | -------------------------- |
| 1 | Jaipur | Pink City |
| 2 | Jodhpur | Blue City |
| 3 | Udaipur | City of Lakes |
| 4 | Jaisalmer | Golden City |
| 5 | Kolkata | City of Joy |
| 6 | Mumbai | City of Dreams |
| 7 | Bengaluru | Silicon Valley of India |
| 8 | Hyderabad | City of Pearls |
| 9 | Surat | Diamond City of India |
| 10 | Ahmedabad | Manchester of India |
| 11 | Pune | Oxford of the East |
| 12 | Chennai | Detroit of India |
| 13 | Nagpur | Orange City |
| 14 | Lucknow | City of Nawabs |
| 15 | Varanasi | Spiritual Capital of India |
| 16 | Amritsar | Golden City |
| 17 | Cochin (Kochi) | Queen of the Arabian Sea |
| 18 | Srinagar | Venice of the East |
| 19 | Mysuru | City of Palaces |
| 20 | Bhubaneswar | Temple City of India |
| 21 | Thrissur | Cultural Capital of Kerala |
| 22 | Dibrugarh | Tea City of India |
| 23 | Guwahati | Gateway to Northeast India |
| 24 | Siliguri | Gateway to Northeast India |
| 25 | Jamshedpur | Steel City of India |
| 26 | Bokaro | Steel City |
| 27 | Alappuzha | Venice of the East |
| 28 | Madurai | Temple City |
| 29 | Panaji | City of Beaches |
| 30 | Chandigarh | The City Beautiful |
| 31 | Delhi | City of Rallies |
| 32 | Darjeeling | Queen of the Hills |
| 33 | Shillong | Scotland of the East |
| 34 | Kodaikanal | Princess of Hill Stations |
| 35 | Thiruvananthapuram | Evergreen City of India |
### Part B: International Cities and Their Nicknames
| No. | City | Country | Nickname |
| --- | -------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1 | Paris | France | City of Lights |
| 2 | Rome | Italy | Eternal City |
| 3 | New York | USA | Big Apple |
| 4 | Venice | Italy | City of Canals |
| 5 | London | United Kingdom | The Old Smoke |
| 6 | Tokyo | Japan | Eastern Capital |
| 7 | Singapore | Singapore | Lion City |
| 8 | Bangkok | Thailand | City of Angels |
| 9 | Jerusalem | Israel/Palestine | Holy City |
| 10 | Athens | Greece | Birthplace of Democracy |
| 11 | Istanbul | Türkiye | City on Two Continents |
| 12 | Dubai | UAE | City of Gold |
| 13 | Cairo | Egypt | City of a Thousand Minarets |
| 14 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Holy City of Islam |
| 15 | Beijing | China | Northern Capital |
| 16 | Shanghai | China | Pearl of the Orient |
| 17 | Hong Kong | China | Pearl of the Orient |
| 18 | Sydney | Australia | Harbour City |
| 19 | Melbourne | Australia | Garden City |
| 20 | Chicago | USA | Windy City |
| 21 | Los Angeles | USA | City of Angels |
| 22 | San Francisco | USA | Golden City |
| 23 | Las Vegas | USA | Entertainment Capital of the World |
| 24 | Philadelphia | USA | City of Brotherly Love |
| 25 | Boston | USA | Beantown |
| 26 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Venice of the North |
| 27 | Brussels | Belgium | Capital of Europe |
| 28 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Athens of the North |
| 29 | Prague | Czech Republic | City of a Hundred Spires |
| 30 | Florence | Italy | Cradle of the Renaissance |
| 31 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Marvelous City |
| 32 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Paris of South America |
| 33 | Cape Town | South Africa | Mother City |
| 34 | Nairobi | Kenya | Green City in the Sun |
| 35 | Kathmandu | Nepal | City of Temples |
### Part C: Important Indian Cities – Special Nicknames
| City | Special nickname |
| ------------- | ------------------------- |
| Kanpur | Leather City of the World |
| Ludhiana | Manchester of India |
| Mangaluru | Rome of the East |
| Nashik | Wine Capital of India |
| Tiruppur | Knitwear Capital of India |
| Kota | Education City of India |
| Agra | City of the Taj |
| Bhopal | City of Lakes |
| Dehradun | School Capital of India |
| Rourkela | Steel City of Odisha |
| Visakhapatnam | City of Destiny |
| Patiala | Royal City |
| Muzaffarpur | Lychee Kingdom |
| Kozhikode | City of Spices |
### Part D: Important Assam Cities and Their Nicknames
| City | Nickname / Popular Identity |
| --------- | ----------------------------- |
| Guwahati | Gateway to Northeast India |
| Dibrugarh | Tea City of India |
| Sivasagar | City of Historical Monuments |
| Tezpur | City of Eternal Romance |
| Jorhat | Cultural Capital of Assam |
| Silchar | Gateway to Barak Valley |
| Digboi | Oil City of Assam |
| Tinsukia | Commercial Hub of Upper Assam |
| Majuli | World's Largest River Island |
| Haflong | Switzerland of the East |
### Part E: Quick Revision – Important Questions
* Which city is known as the Pink City? — Jaipur.
* Which city is known as the Blue City? — Jodhpur.
* Which city is called the City of Joy? — Kolkata.
* Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India? — Bengaluru.
* Which city is called the City of Pearls? — Hyderabad.
* Which city is known as the Orange City? — Nagpur.
* Which city is called the Manchester of India? — Ahmedabad.
* Which city is known as the City of Nawabs? — Lucknow.
* Which city is known as the Scotland of the East? — Shillong.
* Which city is called the Queen of the Arabian Sea? — Kochi.
* Which city is known as the Big Apple? — New York.
* Which city is called the Eternal City? — Rome.
* Which city is known as the City of Lights? — Paris.
* Which city is called the Lion City? — Singapore.
* Which city is known as the Windy City? — Chicago.
* Which city is called the Mother City? — Cape Town.
* Which city is known as the City of Canals? — Venice.
* Which city is called the City of Angels? — Los Angeles.
* Which city is known as the City of Gold? — Dubai.
* Which city is known as the Harbour City? — Sydney.
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