List of places named after peace

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The following is a list of geographic names denoting the concept of peace, in their respective language.

Languages in this list[]

  • makmur – Arabic (’tranquility’)
  • salaam – Arabic
  • 安平 – Chinese, Mandarin (an’ping) or 平安 (ping’an) or simply 安 (an)
  • 长安 – Chinese, Mandarin (chang’an, eternal peace)
  • 和平 – Chinese, Mandarin (he’ping) or 平和 (ping’he)
  • 安 – Chinese, Teochew & Cantonese (on)
  • fred – Danish and Swedish
  • peace – English
  • paix – French
  • Frieden – German
  • shalom – Hebrew
  • béke – Hungarian (cf. békés ’peaceful’)
  • 平安 – Japanese (hei’an)
  • 平和 – Japanese (heiwa)
  • sentosa – Malay
  • aman - Malay
  • paz - Portuguese and Spanish
  • Shanti, shanthi, santi from Sanskrit
  • mir, myr – Russian, Ukrainian
  • สันติภาพ, สันติ (santiphap, santi) – Thai and Lao
  • an bình – Vietnamese equivalent of Chinese an’ping
  • hòa bình – Vietnamese equivalent of Chinese he’ping

List[]

Argentina[]

Bolivia[]

Brunei[]

  • Brunei Darussalam - 'Abode of Peace', long name of country

Canada[]

China, PRC[]

  • 安海镇 Anhai Town, Quanzhou city
  • Anping County, of Hengshui, Hebei
  • , in Cenxi City, Guangxi
  • , in Anping County, Hebei
  • , in Xianghe County, Hebei
  • , in Zhecheng County, Henan
  • , in Anren County, Hunan
  • Anping, Lianyuan, in Lianyuan City, Hunan
  • 安平桥 Anping Bridge, Quanzhou city
  • Beijing (formerly Beiping 北平, or 'Northern Peace')
  • Chang'an Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in Beijing
  • Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei
  • Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
  • , in Dong'an District, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang
  • , in Linxiang City, Hunan
  • , in Huishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu
  • , in Jiaohe City, Jilin
  • , in Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning
  • , in Xichang City, Sichuan
  • , in Ganzhou District, Zhangye
  • , in Huishui County
  • , in Hengyang County
  • , in Linshui County, Sichuan
  • , in Longmatan District, Luzhou, Sichuan
  • , in Jixi County
  • Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong
  • , in Fengkai County, Guangdong
  • , in Rong'an County, Guangxi
  • , in Donggang, Liaoning
  • , in Pingli County, Shaanxi
  • , in Haining City, Zhejiang
  • , in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
  • Heping District, Tianjin (和平区)
  • Heping District, Shenyang (和平区), Liaoning
  • Heping County (和平县), of Heyuan, Guangdong
  • Heping Subdistrict (和平街道)
    • , in Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong
    • , Hebei
    • , in Congtai District, Handan, Hebei
    • , in Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei
    • , in Donghe District, Baotou, Inner Mongolia
    • , Inner Mongolia
    • , in Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu
    • , Jilin
    • , in Tiedong District, Anshan, Liaoning
    • , in Wanghua District, Fushun, Liaoning
    • , in Haizhou District, Fuxin, Liaoning
    • , in Zhangdian District, Zibo, Shandong
    • , in Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, Shanxi
    • , Xinjiang
  • Towns named (和平镇)
    • , Fujian
    • , Fujian
    • , in Liangzhou District, Wuwei, Gansu
    • Heping, Yuzhong County, Gansu
    • , in Chaoyang District, Shantou, Guangdong
    • , Guangxi
    • , Guizhou
    • , in Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, Guizhou
    • , in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan
    • , Heilongjiang
    • , Heilongjiang
    • , Hunan
    • , in Qingpu District, Huai'an, Jiangsu
    • , Shanxi
    • , Zhejiang
  • Heping Township (和平乡)
    • , in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi
    • , in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi
    • , Guizhou
    • , Heilongjiang
    • , in Zhuhui District, Hengyang, Hunan
    • , Liaoning
    • , Qinghai
    • , Sichuan
    • , Sichuan
    • , Sichuan
    • , in Da'an District, Zigong, Sichuan
    • , Zhejiang
  • Ping'an Avenue (平安街), major through route in Beijing, China
  • Ping'an County (平安县), in Qinghai Province, China
  • , in Honggu District, Lanzhou, Gansu
  • , in Heilongjiang
  • , in Taobei District, Baicheng, Jilin
  • , in Jilin
  • , in Qinghai
  • Ping'an Township (平安乡), name of several townships in China
    • , in Chongqing
    • , in Chongqing
    • , in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, Tianshui, Gansu
    • , in Guilin
    • , in Jiao District, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang
    • , in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
    • , in Liaoning
    • , in Liaoning
    • , in Guang'an, Sichuan
  • Pinghe County
  • Shanghai Pinghe School
  • 西安 Xi'an (literally, western peace; old name 长安 = everlasting peace)

Colombia[]

Costa Rica[]

  • La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica
  • University for Peace, San Jose, CR

Cyprus[]

Denmark[]

Egypt[]

El Salvador[]

Germany[]

Haiti[]

  • Port-de-Paix, Haiti

Honduras[]

Hungary[]

Note that another county in Hungary (approx. 30 mi northeast of Békés) has a name with a quasi-opposite meaning, Heves, i.e. ’vehement.’

India[]

  • Shantipur, Nadia District, West Bengal
  • Santipur (community development block), Nadia District, West Bengal
  • Shantipuri Tanda Range, Uttarakhand
  • a town in Andhra Pradesh - from Shanthi 'peace' in Sanskrit.
  • Santhipuram mandal, Chitoor District, Andhra Pradesh

Indonesia[]

  • Province of Aceh, full name Naggroe Aceh Darussalam

Iran[]

  • Salam, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran

Israel, Palestine[]

  • Jerusalem (Y-R-V = foundation, Sh-L-M = peace), Hebrew
  • Kerem Shalom, means vineyard of peace in Hebrew
  • Salem, alternate official spelling of Salim, Nablus
  • Shaqib al-Salam \ Segev Shalom
  • Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom, means oasis of peace in Arabic and Hebrew

Japan[]

  • 平和の森公園 - Peace Forest Park, Tokyo
  • 平和島駅 Heiwajima Station (railway), Tokyo
  • 広島平和記念公園 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City
  • Kyoto City, (known in classical times as 平安京 Heian'kyo = 'Capital of Peace')
  • 平和公園 Heiwa Park, Nagasaki Peace Park
  • 平和通り Heiwa Dori, 'Peace Avenue', Naha, Okinawa
  • 平和台駅, Heiwadai Station (Railway), Tokyo
  • Nara City, (known in classical times as 平城京　Heijo'kyo = 'Capital Fortress of Peace')

Malaysia[]

  • Pahang state, Darul Makmur 'Abode of Tranquility' in Arabic
  • Bukit Aman, 'Peace Hill', Malaysian Police headquarters district in Kuala Lumpur
  • Aman Jaya, Sungai Petani, Kedah Malaysia 'Victory of Peace' in Malay

Mali[]

Mexico[]

North Korea[]

  • Hwapyong County, cognate of Chinese He’ping
  • Pyongan Province, North Korea (평안 = 平安 meaning peace)
  • Pyongyang, 평양 derived from 平壤, Peaceful Land (once formerly Chang’an; or 'eternal peace')

Philippines[]

Portugal[]

  • Beja, Portugal (from Latin Pax Julia via Arabic Baja)

Singapore[]

  • Sentosa island, from Malay 'peace'

South Africa[]

Spain[]

  • Badajoz, Spain (from Civitas Pacis, "town of peace" via Arabic)
  • Salem, Valencia

Sri Lanka[]

  • Shanthipura, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka from Sanskrit 'Shanti' meaning peace

Sweden[]

  • Fredhällsbron, a bridge in Stockholm
  • Salem Municipality
  • Salem, Sweden, the seat of Salem Municipality

Taiwan, ROC[]

  • 二二八和平紀念公園, 228 Peace Memorial Park, Taipei
  • 安平镇, An-pêng, town in Tainan City, Taiwan
  • 安平區, An-pêng district of Tainan City
  • (安平港), in Tainan
  • Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), or Fort Anping (安平古堡), the oldest colonial fortress in Taiwan
  • Heping District, Taichung (和平區)
  • Pingzhen District, district in Taoyuan City, formerly the town of Anping

Tanzania[]

  • Dar-es-Salaam - Abode of Peace, Arabic

Thailand[]

United Kingdom[]

  • Peacehaven, East Sussex
  • Salem, Cornwall
  • Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England
  • Salem, village near Llandeilo, Wales
  • Salem, above Penrhyn-coch, Wales
  • Dunipace, Scotland (Hills of peace)

United States[]

Ukraine[]

  • Myrhorod, city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine (means Peace City)
  • Myrnohrad, city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (means Peace City)
  • Zhytomyr, city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine (means Peace of the tribe Zhytychi (part of the Drevlians) or rye (as a corn for living) and peace)
  • there are 58 villages as Myrne (means Peace settlement) in 21 oblasts in Ukraine

Uruguay[]

Vietnam[]

Other[]

List of places indirectly named after peace[]

  • Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Pacifica, California
  • Pacific Beach, San Diego
  • Pacific Beach, Washington
  • Pacific City, Oregon
  • Pacific Grove, California
  • Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
  • Solomon Islands
  • Hanoi formerly Tống Bình (宋平, "Song peace") and Tràng An (long peace)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "South African Postal Codes".
  2. ^ "Vredekloof".
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