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

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* 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

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### Argentina

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* La Paz, Córdoba
* La Paz, Entre Ríos
* La Paz, Mendoza
* La Paz Department, Catamarca
* La Paz Department, Mendoza

### Bangladesh

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* Salamabad Union

### Bolivia

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* La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia
* La Paz Department (Bolivia)
* La Paz Municipality, Bolivia
* La Paz River

### Brunei

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* Brunei Darussalam \- 'Abode of Peace', long name of country

### Canada

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* 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

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* 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

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* La Paz, Cesar
* La Paz, Santander

### Costa Rica

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* La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica
* University for Peace, San Jose, CR

### Cyprus

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* Bellapais

### Denmark

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* Fredensborg
* Fredensborg Palace
* Fredensdal, a house

### Egypt

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* Al Salam Bridge; see Suez Canal Bridge

### El Salvador

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

### France

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* Place de la Paix, Suresnes

### Germany

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* 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

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* Port-de-Paix, Haiti

### Honduras

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* La Paz, Honduras
* La Paz Department (Honduras)

### Hungary

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* 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

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* 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

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* Province of Aceh, former full name Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

### Iran

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* Salam, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran

### Israel, Palestine

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* Salam, Mali

### Mexico

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* La Paz, Baja California Sur
* La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
* La Paz, State of Mexico, a large suburb of Mexico City

### Netherlands

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* Vredepeel

### North Korea

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* 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

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* La Paz, Abra
* La Paz, Agusan del Sur
* La Paz, Iloilo City, a district of Iloilo City
* La Paz, Leyte
* La Paz, Tarlac

### Portugal

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* Beja, Portugal (from Latin Pax Julia via Arabic Baja)

### Singapore

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* Sentosa island, from Malay 'peace'

### South Africa

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* 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

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* Badajoz, Spain (from Civitas Pacis, "town of peace" via Arabic)
* Salem, Valencia

### Sri Lanka

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* Shanthipura, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka from Sanskrit 'Shanti' meaning peace

### Sweden

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* Fredhällsbron, a bridge in Stockholm
* Salem Municipality
* Salem, Sweden, the seat of Salem Municipality

### Taiwan, ROC

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* 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

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* Dar-es-Salaam \- Abode of Peace, Arabic

### Thailand

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* สวนสันติภาพ Santiphap Park, Bangkok
* On On Hotel, 安安, Phuket (Teochew)
* Santi Suk District of Nan Province.

### United Kingdom

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* La Paz, Uruguay in the Canelones Department

### Vietnam

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

### Other

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* Pacific Ocean
* Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility), on the Moon
* Mir Space Station

## List of places indirectly named after peace

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* 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)

## See also

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* Peace
* Š-L-M

## References

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1. ^ "South African Postal Codes".
2. ^ "Vredekloof".

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