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Important Geographical Epithets
General Knowledge: List of Important Geographical Epithets in the World and India. You need to remember these Epithets to increase your General Knowledge in Geography for the various Job examinations such as IAS, UPSC, SSC, Banking and Railway.
Epithets are also important GK. Various cities, states or countries are known for different names and symbols. These different names are called Epithets.
| Epithet | Country/State/City/Region |
| Bengal’s Sorrow | Damodar River in India |
| Blue | Nilgiri Hills |
| Britain of the South | New Zealand |
| China’s Sorrow or Yellow River | Hwang Ho River in China |
| City of Arabian Nights | Baghdad in Iraq |
| City of Dream Spires | Oxford in London |
| City of Golden Gate | San Francisco in the United State |
| City of Magnificent Distances | Washington DC US |
| City of Popes | Rome in Italy |
| City of Seven Hills | Rome in Italy |
| Cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
| Dark Continent | Africa |
| Emerald Island | Ireland |
| empire City | New York |
| Eternal City | Rome in Italy |
| Forbidden City | Lhasa in Tibet |
| Garden of India | Bangalore in India |
| Gate of Tears | Bab-el-Mandab in Israel |
| Gateway of India | Mumbai in India |
| Gift of Nile | Egypt |
| Golden City | Johannesburg in South Africa |
| Holy Land | Palestine |
| Land of Snow | Kannada |
| Land of Cake | Scotland |
| Land of Kangaroos | Australia |
| Land of Lilies | Canada |
| Land of flying fish | Barbados |
| Land of Humming Bird | Trinidad in West Indies |
| Land of the Midnight Sun | Norway |
| Land of the Rising Sun | Japan |
| Land of Thousands Lakes | Finland |
| Land of Thunderbolt | Bhutan |
| Manchester of the East | Osaka in Japan |
| Pearl of Orient | Hong Kong |
| Land of Pagoda | Myanmar |
| Quaker City | Philadelphia |
| The roof of the World | Pamir in Tibet |
| Rich Coast | Costa Rica |
| Rich Port | Puerto Rico |
| Spice garden of India | Kerala |
| Sugar Bowl of the World | Cube |
| The Imperial City | Rome |
| Modern Babylon | London |
| The sea of Mountain | British Columbia |
| The Store House of the World | Mexico |
| Twin City | Budapest |
| World’s Loneliest Island | Tristan Da Cunha |
Read also: Changed Name of Important Cities, States & Countries.