The following is a list of geographic names denoting the concept of peace, in their respective language.
Languages in this list
- vrede - Afrikaans and Dutch
- makmur â Arabic (âÂÂtranquilityâÂÂ)
- salaam â Arabic
- å®Âå¹³ â Chinese, Mandarin (anâÂÂping) or 平宠(pingâÂÂan) or simply å® (an)
- é¿宠â Chinese, Mandarin (changâÂÂan, eternal peace)
- Ã¥ÂÂå¹³ â Chinese, Mandarin (heâÂÂping) or å¹³å (pingâÂÂhe)
- å® â Chinese, Teochew & Cantonese (on)
- fred â Danish and Swedish
- peace â English
- paix â French
- Frieden â German
- shalom â Hebrew
- béke â Hungarian (cf. békés âÂÂpeacefulâÂÂ)
- 平宠â Japanese (heiâÂÂan)
- å¹³å â Japanese (heiwa)
- sentosa â Malay
- aman - Malay
- paz - Portuguese and Spanish
- Shanti, shanthi, santi from Sanskrit
- mir, myr â Russian, Ukrainian
- à ¸ªà ¸±à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸´à ¸ à ¸²à ¸Â, à ¸ªà ¸±à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸´ (santiphap, santi) â Thai and Lao
- an bình â Vietnamese equivalent of Chinese anâÂÂping
- hòa bình â Vietnamese equivalent of Chinese heâÂÂping
List
Argentina
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brunei
Canada
- Friedensruh, province of Manitoba
- International Peace Garden, province of Manitoba
- Municipal District of Peace No. 135, province of Alberta
- Myrnam, province of Alberta (the name means 'peace to us' in Ukrainian)
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (the name means 'Our-Lady-of-Peace' in French)
- Peace River
- Peace River, province of Alberta
- Peace River Block
- Peace River Country
- Peace River Regional District, province of British Columbia
- Salem, Ontario, province of Ontario
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, province of Alberta
- Wetaskiwin, province of Alberta (the name means 'the hills where peace was made' in Cree)
China, PRC
- å®Âæµ·é Anhai Town, Quanzhou city
- Anping County, of Hengshui, Hebei
- Anping, Cenxi, in Cenxi City, Guangxi
- Anping, Anping County, in Anping County, Hebei
- Anping, Xianghe County, in Xianghe County, Hebei
- Anping, Zhecheng County, in Zhecheng County, Henan
- Anping, Anren County, in Anren County, Hunan
- Anping, Lianyuan, in Lianyuan City, Hunan
- å®Â平桥 Anping Bridge, Quanzhou city
- Beijing (formerly Beiping Ã¥ÂÂå¹³, or 'Northern Peace')
- Chang'an Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in Beijing
- Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Mudanjiang, in Dong'an District, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Linxiang, Hunan, in Linxiang City, Hunan
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Wuxi, in Huishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Jiaohe, in Jiaohe City, Jilin
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Shenyang, in Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning
- Chang'an Subdistrict, Xichang, in Xichang City, Sichuan
- Chang'an Township, Gansu, in Ganzhou District, Zhangye
- Chang'an Township, Guizhou, in Huishui County
- Chang'an Township, Hunan, in Hengyang County
- Chang'an Township, Linshui County, in Linshui County, Sichuan
- Chang'an Township, Luzhou, in Longmatan District, Luzhou, Sichuan
- Chang'an, Anhui, in Jixi County
- Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong
- Chang'an, Fengkai County, in Fengkai County, Guangdong
- Chang'an, Guangxi, in Rong'an County, Guangxi
- Chang'an, Dandong, in Donggang, Liaoning
- Chang'an, Pingli County, in Pingli County, Shaanxi
- Chang'an, Haining, in Haining City, Zhejiang
- Chang'an, Hangzhou, in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
- Heping District, Tianjin (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³åº)
- Heping District, Shenyang (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³åº), Liaoning
- Heping County (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³å¿), of Heyuan, Guangdong
- Heping Subdistrict (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³è¡ÂéÂÂ)
- Heping Subdistrict, Shaoguan, in Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong
- Heping Subdistrict, Gaobeidian, Hebei
- Heping Subdistrict, Handan, in Congtai District, Handan, Hebei
- Heping Subdistrict, Wuhan, in Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei
- Heping Subdistrict, Baotou, in Donghe District, Baotou, Inner Mongolia
- Heping Subdistrict, Ulan Hot, Inner Mongolia
- Heping Subdistrict, Xuzhou, in Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu
- Heping Subdistrict, Meihekou, Jilin
- Heping Subdistrict, Anshan City, in Tiedong District, Anshan, Liaoning
- Heping Subdistrict, Fushun, in Wanghua District, Fushun, Liaoning
- Heping Subdistrict, Fuxin, in Haizhou District, Fuxin, Liaoning
- Heping Subdistrict, Zibo, in Zhangdian District, Zibo, Shandong
- Heping Subdistrict, Taiyuan, in Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, Shanxi
- Heping Subdistrict, Tacheng, Xinjiang
- Towns named (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³éÂÂ)
- Heping, Shaowu, Fujian
- Heping, Zhangping, Fujian
- Heping, Wuwei, in Liangzhou District, Wuwei, Gansu
- Heping, Yuzhong County, Gansu
- Heping, Shantou, in Chaoyang District, Shantou, Guangdong
- Heping, Teng County, Guangxi
- Heping, Huishui County, Guizhou
- Heping, Yanhe County, in Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, Guizhou
- Heping, Qiongzhong County, in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan
- Heping, Tailai County, Heilongjiang
- Heping, Wudalianchi, Heilongjiang
- Heping, Guiyang County, Hunan
- Heping, Huai'an, in Qingpu District, Huai'an, Jiangsu
- Heping, Fenxi County, Shanxi
- Heping, Changxing County, Zhejiang
- Heping Township (Ã¥ÂÂ平乡)
- Heping Township, Yuexi County, Anhui
- Heping Township, Longxi County, Gansu
- Heping Township, Longsheng County, in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi
- Heping Township, Sanjiang County, in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi
- Heping Township, Tongren City, Guizhou
- Heping Township, Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang
- Heping Township, Hengyang, in Zhuhui District, Hengyang, Hunan
- Heping Township, Faku County, Liaoning
- Heping Township, Huangyuan County, Qinghai
- Heping Township, Anyue County, Sichuan
- Heping Township, Nanjiang County, Sichuan
- Heping Township, Xinlong County, Sichuan
- Heping Township, Zigong, in Da'an District, Zigong, Sichuan
- Heping Township, Yunxiao County, Zhejiang
- Ping'an Avenue (å¹³å®Âè¡Â), major through route in Beijing, China
- Ping'an County (å¹³å®Âå¿), in Qinghai Province, China
- Ping'an, Lanzhou, in Honggu District, Lanzhou, Gansu
- Ping'an, Qing'an County, in Heilongjiang
- Ping'an, Baicheng, in Taobei District, Baicheng, Jilin
- Ping'an, Shulan, in Jilin
- Ping'an, Ping'an County, in Qinghai
- Ping'an Township (å¹³å®Â乡), name of several townships in China
- Ping'an Township, Fengjie County, in Chongqing
- Ping'an Township, Pengshui County, in Chongqing
- Ping'an Township, Zhangjiachuan County, in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, Tianshui, Gansu
- Ping'an Township, Gongcheng County, in Guilin
- Ping'an Township, Jiamusi, in Jiao District, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang
- Ping'an Township, Hure Banner, in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
- Ping'an Township, Dawa County, in Liaoning
- Ping'an Township, Zhangwu County, in Liaoning
- Ping'an Township, Yuechi County, in Guang'an, Sichuan
- Pinghe County
- Shanghai Pinghe School
- 西宠Xi'an (literally, western peace; old name é¿宠= everlasting peace)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Germany
- Friedeburg in East Frisia, a city in the Frisian region of Germany
- Friedeburg upon Saale, state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Friedenau, a locality of the city-state of Berlin, Germany
- Friedensdorf, state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Salem, Baden-Württemberg
- Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
- Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College)
- Salem, Schleswig-Holstein
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. âÂÂvehement.âÂÂ
India
Indonesia
- Province of Aceh, former full name Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
Iran
Israel, Palestine
Japan
- å¹³åÂÂã®森åÂ
ŒÂ Heiwanomori Park - Peace Forest Park, Tokyo
- å¹³åÂÂ島é§Â
Heiwajima Station (railway), Tokyo
- åºÂ島平åÂÂè¨Â念åÂ
ŒÂ Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City
- Kyoto City, (known in classical times as å¹³å®Â京 Heian'kyo = 'Capital of Peace')
- å¹³åÂÂÃ¥Â
ŒÂ Heiwa Park, Nagasaki Peace Park
- å¹³åÂÂéÂÂã Heiwa Dori, 'Peace Avenue', Naha, Okinawa
- å¹³åÂÂå°é§Â
, Heiwadai Station (Railway), Tokyo
- Nara City, (known in classical times as å¹³åÂÂ京ãÂÂHeijo'kyo = 'Capital Fortress of Peace')
- å¹³åÂÂã®滠'Peace Fall', Sapporo, Hokkaido
- å¹³åÂÂçº (Ã¥ÂÂæ©Âå¸Â), Maebashi, Gunma
- å¹³åÂÂçº (éÂÂæ²¢å¸Â), Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- å¹³åÂÂçº (稲沢å¸Â), Inazawa, Aichi
Malaysia
Mali
Mexico
Netherlands
North Korea
- Hwapyong County, cognate of Chinese HeâÂÂping
- Pyongan Province, North Korea (ÃÂÂì = 平宠meaning peace)
- Pyongyang, ÃÂÂì derived from 平壤, Peaceful Land (once formerly ChangâÂÂan; or 'eternal peace')
Philippines
Portugal
- Beja, Portugal (from Latin Pax Julia via Arabic Baja)
Singapore
South Africa
- Ekurhuleni (also known as the East Rand) – from Tsonga "place of peace".
- Liefde en Vrede, suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng – from Afrikaans "vrede"
- Peace Haven, suburb of Randfontein, Gauteng
- Peace Heights, suburb of Sebokeng, Gauteng
- Peacehaven, suburb of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
- Peacehaven, suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng
- Peacevale, KwaZulu-Natal
- Salem, Eastern Cape
- Salem, suburb of Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal
- Vrede, Free State
- Vrededorp, suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Vredefort, Free State
- Vredehoek, suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape
- Vredekloof, suburb of Brackenfell, Western Cape
- Vredelust, suburb of Bellville, Western Cape
- Vredenburg, Western Cape
- Vredendal, Western Cape
- Vredepark, suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Weltevredenpark, suburb of Roodepoort, Gauteng
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
Taiwan, ROC
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ŒÂÂ, 228 Peace Memorial Park, Taipei
- Ã¥ÂÂ平島, Keelung
- å®Âå¹³éÂÂ, An-pêng, town in Tainan City, Taiwan
- å®Âå¹³åÂÂ, An-pêng district of Tainan City
- Anping Port (å®Â平港), in Tainan
- Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), or Fort Anping (å®Âå¹³å¤堡), the oldest colonial fortress in Taiwan
- Heping District, Taichung (Ã¥ÂÂå¹³åÂÂ)
- Pingzhen District, district in Taoyuan City, formerly the town of Anping
Tanzania
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
- Echota, the old center of the Cherokee nation (http://chickamaugacherokee.org/echotapeacecity.html)
- International Peace Garden, North Dakota
- La Paz County, Arizona
- La Paz, Arizona, a ghost town
- La Paz, California, headquarters of the United Farm Workers
- La Paz, Indiana
- Friedenburg, Perry County, Missouri
- Friedensburg, Pennsylvania
- North Dakota, deemed Peace Garden State
- Pacific, Missouri
- Peacefield, the former home of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams
- Peace River, small river in south-central Florida
- On Lok Lifeways (Peace and Happiness in Cantonese), a senior health center in San Jose, California
- Salem, Alabama
- Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, a city
- Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, a census-designated place
- Salem, Connecticut
- Salem, Florida
- Salem, Georgia
- Salem, Idaho, non-CDP community that straddles Fremont and Madison counties
- Salem, Illinois
- Salem, Adams County, Indiana, unincorporated place
- Salem, Jay County, Indiana, unincorporated place
- Salem, Union County, Indiana, unincorporated place
- Salem, Washington County, Indiana, city
- Salem, Iowa
- Salem, Kentucky
- Salem, Maryland
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- Salem witch trials
- Salem Harbor
- Salem Sound, a body of water
- Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound
- Salem (MBTA station)
- Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Salem, Missouri
- Salem, Nebraska
- Salem, New Hampshire
- Salem, New Jersey
- Salem Nuclear Power Plant
- Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River
- Port of Salem
- Salem, New Mexico
- Salem, New York, town in Washington County
- Salem (village), New York, within the town of Salem
- Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York, in Chautauqua County
- Salem, North Carolina, census-designated place in Burke County
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County
- Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem
- Salem, Ohio
- Salem, Oklahoma
- Salem, Oregon, the state capital
- Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Salem (Amtrak station), a railroad station
- Salem, Pennsylvania, four different unincorporated places
- Salem, South Carolina
- Salem, South Dakota
- Salem, Texas, eight different unincorporated places
- Salem, Utah
- Salem, Virginia, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke
- Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia, a neighborhood
- Salem, West Virginia, a city in Harrison County
- Salem, Fayette County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Salem, Wisconsin (disambiguation), several places in Wisconsin
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vietnam
Other
List of places indirectly named after peace
See also
References