List of places named after peace

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)
• peace – English
• paix – French
• Frieden – German
• salem – Hebrew
• béke – Hungarian (cf. békés ’peaceful’)
• 平安 – Japanese (hei’an)
• 平和 – Japanese (heiwa)
• sentosa – Malay
• aman - Malay
• paz - Portuguese
• Shanti, shanthi, santi from Sanskrit
• mir, myr – Russian, Ukrainian
• paz – Spanish
• 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

• La Paz, Córdoba
• La Paz, Entre Ríos
• La Paz, Mendoza
• La Paz Department, Catamarca
• La Paz Department, Mendoza

Bolivia

• La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia
• La Paz Department (Bolivia)
• La Paz Municipality, Bolivia
• La Paz River

Brunei

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

Canada

• Friedensruh, province of Manitoba, Canada
• International Peace Garden, Manitoba, Canada
• Municipal District of Peace No. 135
• Peace Dale, village in S. Kingston, Canada
• Peace River
• Peace River Block
• Peace River Country
• Peace River Regional District
• Salem, Ontario
• Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Alberta

China, PRC

• 安海镇 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
• 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
• 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 (和平区)
• Heping District, Shenyang (和平区), Liaoning
• Heping County (和平县), of Heyuan, Guangdong
• Heping Subdistrict (和平街道)
  • 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 (和平镇)
  • 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 (和平乡)
  • 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 (平安街), major through route in Beijing, China
• Ping'an County (平安县), 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 (平安乡), 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
• 西安 Xi'an (literally, western peace; old name 长安 = everlasting peace)

Colombia

• La Paz, Cesar
• La Paz, Santander

Costa Rica

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

Cyprus

• Bellapais

Egypt

• Al Salam Bridge; see Suez Canal Bridge

El Salvador

• La Paz Department (El Salvador)
• La Paz, La Paz Department

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

• Port-de-Paix, Haiti

Honduras

• La Paz, Honduras
• La Paz Department (Honduras)

Hungary

• Békés County
  • its seat, Békéscsaba city
  • cities and towns in this county: Békés, Békéssámson, Békésszentandrás
  • geographical names related to this county: Békési-hát, Békési-sík

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
• Santipore Saree, West Bengal
• Shantipuri Tanda Range, Uttarakhand
• Shanthipuram 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
• Salem, alternate official spelling of Salim, Nablus

Japan

• 平和の森公園 Heiwanomori Park - 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

• Salam, Mali

Mexico

• La Paz, Baja California Sur
  • La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
• La Paz, State of Mexico, a large suburb of Mexico City

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

• La Paz, Abra
• La Paz, Agusan del Sur
• La Paz, Iloilo City, a district of Iloilo City
• La Paz, Leyte
• La Paz, Tarlac

Portugal

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

Singapore

• Sentosa island, from Malay 'peace'

South Africa

• 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, suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
• Salem, Eastern Cape
• Salem,^[1] suburb of Hillcrest, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
• Vrede, Free State
• Vrededorp, suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Vredefort, Free State
• Vredehoek, suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape
• Vredekloof,^[2] suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape
• Vredelust, suburb of Cape Town, 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

• 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
• Anping Port (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

• สวนสันติภาพ Santiphap Park, Bangkok
• On On Hotel, 安安, Phuket (Teochew)
• Santi Suk District of Nan Province.　

United Kingdom

• Salem, Cornwall
• Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England
• Salem, village near Llandeilo, Wales
• Salem, above Penrhyn-coch, Wales
• Salem, Montserrat

United States

• Echota, the old center of the Cherokee nation
• 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, town in Perry County, Missouri
• Friedensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
• 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
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana, city in Washington County
• Salem, Adams County, Indiana, unincorporated place
• Salem, Jay County, Indiana, unincorporated place
• 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

• Myrhorod, city in Poltavs’ka oblast’, Ukraine (means Peace City)

Uruguay

• La Paz, Uruguay in the Canelones Department

Vietnam

• An Bình, Vietnam
• Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam

Other

• Pacific Ocean
• Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility), on the Moon
• Mir Space Station

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 Heights, California
• Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
• Solomon Islands

See also

• Peace
• Š-L-M

References