List of Indian cities and towns with their nicknames, Sobriquets, and Aliases:
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Guntur |
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Hyderabad |
- City of Pearls
- City of Nizams
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Rajamahendravaram |
- Cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh
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Tenali |
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Vijayawada |
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Vishakhapatnam |
- City of Destiny
- The Jewel of the East Coast
- PortCity
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Bihar
Muzzaffarpur |
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Bhagalpur |
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Gaya |
- The City of Enlightenment
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Hajipur |
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Gujarat
Ahmadabad |
- Manchester of India
- Commercial Capital of Gujarat
- Financial capital of western India
- Boston of India
- India’s First World Heritage City
- Twin City with Gandhi Nagar
- Night City
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Gandhi Nagar |
- GreenCity
- CapitalCity of Gujarat
- TwinCity with Ahmadabad
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Surat |
- City of Diamonds
- Silk City
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Anand |
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Vadodara or Baroda |
- Kala Nagari / City of Arts
- Sayaji Nagarai/ City of Maharaja Sayajirao
- Banyan City
- Cultural Capital of Gujarat / Sanskari Nagari
- Power Hub of India
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Jharkhand
Jamshedpur |
- SteelCity of India
- Pittsburg of India
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Dhanbad |
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Karnataka
Bengaluru |
- Silicon Valley of India
- ScienceCity of India
- Garden City of India
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Kodagu |
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Mangluru |
- Rome of the East
- Ice Cream Capital of India
- Gateway of Karnataka
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Mysuru |
- Sandalwood City
- Cultural Capital of Karnataka
- City of Palaces
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Sakeshpura |
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Khajjar |
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Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram |
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Kochi/ Cochin |
- The Queen of Arabian Sea
- Commercial Capital of Kerala
- Judicial Capital of Kerala
- Gateway to Kerala
- Hub of Malayalam Film Industry
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Thrissur |
- The Cultural Capital of India
- Land of Poorams
- The Landof Vadakkumnathan
- Gold Capital of India
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Kozhikode/ Calicut |
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Kannur ?Cannamore |
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Kollam/ Quilon |
- Cashew Capital of the World
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Alappuzha / Alleppey |
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Kasaragod |
- Land of Seven Languages
- Harkwilla
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Palakkad |
- Land of Palm Trees
- Rice Bowl of Kerala
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Malappuram |
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Rajasthan
Jaipur |
- Pink City
- Mini Kashi
- Heritage City
- Capital of Rajasthan
- Paris of India
- Rajwaro Ka Shahar
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Ajmer |
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Udaipur |
- City of Lakes
- Venice of the East
- White City
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Sariska |
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Jodhpur |
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Tamil Nadu
Chennai
(Madras and Madarasapattinam) |
- Detroit of Asia
- Healthcare Capital of India
- Banking Capital of India
- Electronic Manufacturing Hub of India
- City of Flyovers
- Gateway of South India
- Capital of Tamil Nadu
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Coimbatore |
- Manchester of South India
- Capital of Kongu Nadu
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Puducherry/ Pondicherry |
- Paris of East
- City of Dawn
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Thoothukudi |
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Tirunelveli |
- City of Paddy fields
- Halwa City
- OxfordCity of South India
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Yercaud |
- Poor Man’s Ooty
- Jewel of the South
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Ooty |
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Kodaikanal |
- Princess of Hill stations
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Madurai
(Vaigai and Pandiya Nadu) |
- Athens of East
- City of Jasmine
- City of Festivals
- Cultural Capital of Tamil Nadu
- Capital of Pandya Nadu
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Kumbakonam |
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Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow |
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Kanpur |
- Manchester of the East and Leather City
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Baghpat |
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Ballia |
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West Bengal
Calcutta/ Kolkata |
- City of Joys
- Joyful City
- Cultural Capital of India
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Siliguri |
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Darjeeling |
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Asansol |
- City of Brotherhood
- City of Black Gold
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