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

vrede - Afrikaans and Dutch
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

Bangladesh

Salamabad Union

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
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

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

Egypt

Al Salam Bridge; see Suez Canal Bridge

El Salvador

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

France

Place de la Paix, Suresnes

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

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
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, former full name Nanggroe 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 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')
平和の滝 'Peace Fall', Sapporo, Hokkaido
平和町 (前橋市), Maebashi, Gunma
平和町 (金沢市), Kanazawa, Ishikawa
平和町 (稲沢市), Inazawa, Aichi

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

Netherlands

Vredepeel

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

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

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
和平島, Keelung
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

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 ([1])
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

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

La Paz, Uruguay in the Canelones Department

Vietnam

An Bình, Vietnam
Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam
Hội An (會安) translates as "peaceful meeting place".

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
Hanoi formerly Tống Bình (宋平, "Song peace") and Tràng An (long peace)

References

[1] "South African Postal Codes".

[2] "Vredekloof".

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