Sanskrit Submitted Place Names

Sanskrit names were used in ancient India by Sanskrit speakers.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ganga गङ्गा (River) Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Telugu, Urdu, Czech, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Slovak
Form of Ganges used in numerous languages.
Himalaya हिमालय (Mountain) Sanskrit, Nepali, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog
Means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit, from हिम (hima) meaning "snow, frost, cold, winter" and आलय (alaya) meaning "abode, dwelling". This is the name of a mountain range in Asia.
Indoneshiya इन्दोनेशिया (Country) Bengali, Dhivehi, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Telugu
Form of Indonesia.
Kashmira कश्मीर (Region) Sanskrit, Kannada
Sanskrit and Kannada form of Kashmir.
Landan लन्डन् (Settlement) Arabic, Burmese, Hausa, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Urdu
Form of London.
Lumbini लुम्बिनी (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Nepali, Sanskrit
Means "the lovely" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), located in what is now Nepal (in a province of the same name).
Lumbini लुम्बिनी (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Nepali, Sanskrit
Means "the lovely" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), located in what is now Nepal (within a province of the same name). It is now regarded as a pilgrimage site by Buddhists.
Shrilanka श्रीलङ्का (Country & Island) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Telugu
Form of Sri Lanka used in multiple languages.
Yava यव (Political Subdivision & Island) Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Sanskrit, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Java.