Urdu Submitted Place Names

Adis Ababa ادیس ابابا (Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Hindi, Persian and Urdu form of Addis Ababa.

Aimstardaim ایمسٹرڈیم (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Amsterdam.

Almati الماتی (Settlement) Kazakh, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Almaty as well as an alternate transcription of Almaty.

Amman عمان (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Arabic, English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely derived from the Arabic root ع م م‎ (' m m) related to concepts such as kinship and large extended groups or tribes. Alternatively it may come from the name of the ancient kingdom of Ammon, which existed between the 10th and 4th centuries BCE in land east of the Jordan River... [more]

Andora انڈورا‎ (Country) Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene, Urdu
Form of Andorra used in numerous languages.

Antarktika انٹارکٹکا (Region) Afrikaans, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Slovene, Somali, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu
Form of Antarctica used in multiple languages.

Arjantain ارجنٹائن (Country) Pashto, Urdu
Pashto and Urdu form of Argentina.

Astana آستانہ (Settlement) Kazakh, Russian, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "capital city" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آستانه (astaneh). This is the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Astriya آسٹریا (Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Austria.

Ayarlaind آئرلینڈ (Country & Island) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Ireland.

Azarbaijan آذربائیجان (Country) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Azerbaijan.

Baghdad بغداد (Settlement) Arabic, English, Armenian, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Uyghur
From Persian بغداد (Baghdad) most likely derived from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲‎ (bgdt) meaning "given by god", itself from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (dātaʰ) meaning "given, created"... [more]

Bahrin بحرین (Country) Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Bahrain.

Baltistan بلتستان (Region) Urdu, English
From the ethnic name بلتی (Balti) combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of a region in Pakistan.

Bamaku (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu form of Bamako.

Banjul بانجول (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Mandinka bang julo meaning "rope fibre". This is the name of the capital city of The Gambia.

Barbados بارباڈوس (Island & Country) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Portuguese barbados meaning "bearded ones", ultimately from barba meaning "beard". It is unclear what exactly the name refers to; it may have come from the hanging vines of fig trees on the island, from the beards worn by the native Carib (Kalinago) people, or from the 'beard' formed by sea foam surrounding the island... [more]

Beyrut بیروت (Settlement) Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Beirut used in numerous languages.

Bhutan بھوٹان (Country) English, Bengali, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Nepali, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Urdu
Probably from བོད (bod), the Tibetan name for the region of Tibet, derived from Sanskrit भोट-अन्त (bhoṭa-anta) meaning "end of Tibet" (referring to the country's geographical location in southern extremity of the Tibetan plateau)... [more]

Brasalz برسلز (Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Brussels.

Bukhara بخارا (Settlement) English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian
From Uzbek Buxoro, itself derived from Persian بخارا (bokhara) of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune". Alternately it may have come from Sanskrit विहार (vihara) referring to a Buddhist monastery... [more]

Bukharest بخارسٹ‎ (Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Urdu
Arabic, Hindi and Urdu form of Bucharest.

Bukharest بخارسٹ (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pashto, Russian, Tajik, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Bucharest used in multiple languages.

Bulghariya بلغاریہ (Country) Arabic, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu form of Bulgaria.

Dablin ڈبلن (Settlement) Bulgarian, Hebrew, Hindi, Macedonian, Serbian, Urdu
Form of Dublin used in various languages.

Damishq دمشق (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Damascus.

Dehli دہلی (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Persian, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Delhi.

Ethanz ایتھنز (Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Athens.

Filistin فلسطین (Country & Region) Hindi, Turkish, Urdu
Hindi, Turkish and Urdu form of Palestine.

Ganga گنگا (River) Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Telugu, Urdu, Czech, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Slovak
Form of Ganges used in numerous languages.

Gayana گیانا (Country) Amharic, Armenian, Bengali, Hebrew, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Guyana used in numerous languages.

Ghazza غزہ (Region & Settlement) Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Gaza as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic غزة (see Ghazzah).

Ghazza غزہ (Region & Settlement) Tajik, Urdu, Arabic
Tajik and Urdu form of Gaza, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic غزة (see Ghazzah).

Haidarabad حیدرآباد (Settlement) Urdu, Hindi, Sindhi
Urdu, Hindi and Sindhi form of Hyderabad.

Havai ہوائی (Political Subdivision & Island) Belarusian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Hindi, Macedonian, Portuguese, Urdu
Form of Hawaii used in various languages.

Himaliya ہمالیہ (Mountain) Urdu, Arabic
Urdu and Arabic form of Himalaya.

Honduras ہونڈوراس‎ (Country) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "depths" in Spanish, either referring to the deep waters off the northern coast of the country or from Christopher Columbus' alleged quote "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" meaning "Thank God we have departed from those depths"... [more]

Ikvador ایکواڈور (Country) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Ecuador.

Inglaind انگلینڈ (Country) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of England.

Inglistan انگلستان (Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Engelestan, used for England.

Iritriya ارتریا (Country) Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
Arabic, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu form of Eritrea.

Islam Abad اسلام آباد (Settlement) Urdu, Kashmiri, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, Arabic
Form of Islamabad.

Ithiyopiya ایتھوپیا (Country) Burmese, Hindi, Urdu
Burmese, Hindi and Urdu form of Ethiopia.

Jamaika جمیکا (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Bengali, Finnish, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Turkish, Urdu
Form of Jamaica.

Janubi Afriqah جنوبی افریقہ (Country) Urdu
Urdu calque of South Africa.

Jarjiya جارجیا (Country) Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Georgia 1.

Jarmani جرمنی (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Germany used in numerous languages.

Jibuti جبوتی (Country & Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Sinhalese, Turkmen, Urdu
Form of Djibouti.

Kambodiya کمبوڈیا (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
Form of Cambodia.

Kargil کارگل (Settlement) English, Urdu
Most likely derived from Tibetan དཀར (dkar) meaning "white, pure, bright" and སྐྱིལ (skyil) meaning "expanse" or འཁྱིལ ('khyil) meaning "mountainous amphitheater, place where water flows"... [more]

Kolambo کولمبو‎ (Settlement) Hindi, Nepali, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali and Urdu form of Colombo.

Kroeshiya کرویشیا (Country) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Croatia.

Kuala Lampur کوالا لمپور (Settlement) Persian, Urdu
Persian and Urdu form of Kuala Lumpur.

Laddakh لداخ (Region & Political Subdivision) Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi form of Ladakh.

Lahore لاہور (Settlement) Punjabi, Urdu

Lakari (Settlement) Urdu
Locational name, named for the town in India. The town's name is Urdu and means "wood".

Landan لندن (Settlement) Arabic, Burmese, Hausa, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Urdu
Form of London.

Leh لیہہ (Settlement) English, Hindi, Urdu
Possibly derived from Tibetan གླེ (gle) meaning "grove, small uncultivated island". This is the name of a city in India.

Libiya لیبیا (Country) Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Crimean Tatar, Dhivehi, Hindi, Nepali, Tajik, Urdu
Form of Libya.

Lima لیما (Settlement) Spanish, Aymara, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely a corruption of Rímac, the name of a river, itself derived from Quechua rimaq meaning "speaker, talker" (ultimately from rimay meaning "to speak")... [more]

Luzun لوزون (Island) Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Persian and Urdu form of Luzon.

Madina مدینہ (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Hindi, Japanese, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Arabic alternate transcription of Madinah as well as the form of Medina used in various languages.

Madina مدینہ (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Dhivehi, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Nepali, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Medina used in various languages. It is also an alternate transcription of Arabic مدينة (see Madinah) or Japanese Katakana マディーナ (see Madīna).

Majaristan مجارستان (Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.

Makasar ماکاسار (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Greek, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Makassar.

Makka مکہ (Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Urdu, Uzbek
Arabic alternate transcription of Makkah as well as the form of Mecca used in various languages.

Maldip مالدیپ (Country) Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Maldives.

Male مالے (Settlement) Dhivehi, Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Greek, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Dhivehi form of Malé as well as the form used in various other languages.

Manamah منامہ (Settlement) Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Manama as well as the Indonesian form. In Arabic it is usually written with the definite article: منامة (al-Manamah), which is also used in Indonesian.

Manchuriya منچوریا (Region) Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
Bengali, Hindi and Urdu form of Manchuria.

Manchuriya منچوریا (Region) Bengali, Burmese, Hindi, Urdu
Bengali, Burmese, Hindi and Urdu form of Manchuria.

Mangoliya منگولیا (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Mongolia used in numerous languages.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian and Urdu form of Muscat.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.

Moroni مورونی (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Ngazidja Comorian mroni meaning "at the river". This is the name of the capital city of the Comoros.

Namibia نمیبیا (Country) Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Danish, English, Finnish, Georgian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu
From the name of the Namib Desert, derived from Khoekhoe namib meaning "desert" or "vast place". This is the name of a country in southern Africa.

Nasirah ناصرہ (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu form of Nazareth. In Arabic it is usually written with the definite article: الناصرة (an-Nasirah).

Otava اوٹاوا (River & Settlement) Bulgarian, Georgian, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Persian, Portuguese, Serbian, Urdu
Form of Ottawa used in various languages.

Palau پلاؤ (Country) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Palauan Belau either derived from aidebelau meaning "indirect replies" (referring to an island creation myth) or beluu meaning "village". This is the name of a country in Oceania.

Panjab پنجاب (Political Subdivision & Region) Punjabi, Urdu, Persian
Punjabi, Urdu and Persian form of Punjab.

Qabras قبرص (Island & Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Cyprus.

Qahira قاہرہ (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Arabic قاهرة (see Qahirah) as well as the Urdu and Chechen form.

Qatar قطر (Country) Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
From Catharrei, the name given to the inhabitants of region by Roman writer Pliny the Elder, which may have been based on the name of a local settlement. The name Catara was later used by Greek astronomer Ptolemy to refer to the peninsula, which was eventually transmitted into Arabic... [more]

Ram Allah رام اللہ (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu form of Ramallah.

Ravalpindi راولپنڈی (Settlement) Punjabi, Urdu
Punjabi and Urdu form of Rawalpindi.

Rekyavik ریکیاوک (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Reykjavík.

Riyaz ریاض (Settlement) Pashto, Persian, Urdu
Pashto, Persian and Urdu form of Riyadh.

San'a صنعاء (Settlement) Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu
Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu form of Sanaa.

Saudi Arab سعودی عرب‎ (Country) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Saudi Arabia.

Sindh سندھ (Political Subdivision) Sindhi, Urdu, English
Derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". This is the name of a province of Pakistan.

Siri Lanka سری لنکا (Country & Island) Urdu
Urdu form of Sri Lanka.

Siri Nagar سری نگر (Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Srinagar.

Somaliya صومالیہ (Country) Amharic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Hausa, Hindi, Urdu
Form of Bulgaria used in various languages.

Surinam سرینام (Country) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, English, Hindi, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
English variant of Suriname as well as the standard name for the country in several languages.

Taipe تائپے (Settlement) Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
Bengali, Hindi and Urdu form of Taipei.

Taivan تائیوان (Country & Island) Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali, Tamil and Urdu form of Taiwan.

Talin تالین (Settlement) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Urdu
Form of Tallinn used in numerous languages.

Tamil Nadu تامل ناڈو (Political Subdivision) English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
From Tamil தமிழ் நாடு (Tamil Natu) meaning "Tamil country", derived from தமிழ் (tamil) referring to the Tamil people and நாடு (natu) meaning "country"... [more]

Tashqand طشقند (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu form of Tashkent.

Tunis تونس (Country & Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the Tamazight root ens meaning "to lie down, to pass the night" or from the name of the Phoenician goddess Tanith... [more]

Urumchi ارومچی (Settlement) Armenian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Hindi, Russian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Ürümqi used in various languages.

Viyatnam ویتنام (Country) Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu form of Vietnam.

Vuhan ووہان (Settlement) Indian, Hindi, Hungarian, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish, Urdu
Form of Wuhan.

Yangun یانگون (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Yangon.

Yarushalam یروشلم (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Jerusalem.

Yunan یونان (Country) Arabic, Dhivehi, Hindi, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Form of Ionia used to refer to the country of Greece. The Arabic name is usually written with a definite article as اليونان (al-Yunan).

Yurap یورپ (Region) Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu
Punjabi, Sindhi and Urdu form of Europe.