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Nicknames
Some cities and towns in India have nicknames. These names highlight the special
features of these cities.
Match the nicknames with their cities or towns by writing the correct letters in the
boxes.
a f
1. City of Pearls
2. Manchester of India
Kanpur Kollam
3. Queen of Deccan
b g
4. Grape City of India
5. Cashew Capital of
Madurai the World Nashik
c 6. Garden City of India h
7. Scotland of East India
8. Land of
Asansol Black Diamond Pune
d i
9. City of Festivals
10. Leather City of India
Shillong Hyderabad
e j
Fact File
Pondicherry (Puducherry) is known
as the Paris of the East.
Bengaluru Ahmedabad
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