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 |
|
| 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
|
| Dhanbad |
|
Karnataka
| Bengaluru |
- Silicon Valley of India
- ScienceCity of India
- Garden City of India
|
| Kodagu |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
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
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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