You know what they say about having seven clones of an individual across the globe! While that could be true, but how would you react if we told you that some of India’s well-known cities share names with places across the world? Yes! That’s true. There are nearly four thousand cities in India, each of which possesses a separate identity and unique name. However, there are many cities across the world that share their names with Indian cities. Take a look!
1. Delhi, India | Delhi, United States –
Delhi in India needs no introduction but you will be shocked to know that there is one more Delhi in the United States which has the same name and pronunciation.
2. Patna, Bihar | Patna, Scotland –
The capital city of Bihar shares its name with a lush green village in East Ayrshire of Scotland, United Kingdom.
3. Kochi, Kerala | Kochi, Japan –
India’s coastal state Kerala’s famous tourist attraction Kochi shares its name with a city in Japan and is also a popular tourist attraction in Japan.
4. Calcutta, West Bengal | Calcutta, United States –
Calcutta (now Kolkata) is the capital city of West Bengal which shares its name with a rural town situated in Ohio, United States.
5. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow, United States –
The city of Nawabs and the capital of Uttar Pradesh shares its name with the small town in the USA. Lucknow or Castle in the Clouds, the United States, is a sixteen-room and 5,500-acre mountain estate mansion.
6. Hyderabad, Telangana | Hyderabad, Pakistan –
Hyderabad, the capital of India’s Telangana state is a major centre for information technology. Hyderabad shares its name with Pakistan’s Hyderabad, which is located 140 kilometres east of Karachi, the second largest city in the Sindh province (in terms of population).
7. Salem, Tamil Nadu | Salem, United States –
The coastal city of Salem is situated on the banks of Thirumanimuthar river, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the other Salem City is situated in the Essex County of Massachusetts, United States.
8. Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Indore, United States –
The cleanest city of India, Indore shared its name with Indore in West Virginia in the United States. There it was inspired by the Hebrew word Endore which means “Spring or Settlement”.