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 kapayapaan — Filipino paix – French Frieden – German shalom – Hebrew shaanti — Hindi 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
La Paz, Córdoba La Paz, Entre Ríos La Paz, Mendoza La Paz Department, Catamarca La Paz Department, Mendoza
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 Airport 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
La Paz, Cesar La Paz, Santander
Costa Rica
La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica University for Peace, San Jose, CR
Cyprus
Bellapais
Denmark Fredensborg Fredensborg Palace Fredensdal, a house
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 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 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 Aman Jaya, Sungai Petani, Kedah Malaysia 'Victory of Peace' in Malay Bukit Aman, 'Peace Hill', Malaysian Police headquarters district in Kuala Lumpur Pahang state, Darul Makmur 'Abode of Tranquility' in Arabic Taiping, Perak, Malaysia renamed from Larut to Taiping ("太平" in Chinese, meaning "everlasting peace") after the Larut Wars
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
Kapayapaan Village, Canlubang, in Calamba, Laguna 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, 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 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)