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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
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Argentina
Bolivia
Brunei
Canada
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Friedensruh, province of
Manitoba
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International Peace Garden, province of
Manitoba
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Municipal District of Peace No. 135, province of
Alberta
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Myrnam, province of
Alberta (the name means 'peace to us' in Ukrainian)
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (the name means 'Our-Lady-of-Peace' in French)
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Peace River
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Peace River, province of
Alberta
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Peace River Block
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Peace River Country
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Peace River Regional District, province of
British Columbia
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Salem, Ontario, province of
Ontario
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, province of
Alberta
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Wetaskiwin, province of
Alberta (the name means 'the hills where peace was made' in Cree)
China, PRC
- 安海镇 Anhai Town, Quanzhou city
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Anping County, of Hengshui, Hebei
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Anping, Cenxi, in
Cenxi City, Guangxi
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Anping, Anping County, in
Anping County, Hebei
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Anping, Xianghe County, in
Xianghe County, Hebei
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Anping, Zhecheng County, in
Zhecheng County, Henan
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Anping, Anren County, in
Anren County, Hunan
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Anping, Lianyuan, in
Lianyuan City, Hunan
- 安平桥
Anping Bridge,
Quanzhou city
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Beijing (formerly Beiping 北平, or 'Northern Peace')
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Chang'an Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in Beijing
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Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei
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Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Mudanjiang, in
Dong'an District, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Linxiang, Hunan, in
Linxiang City, Hunan
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Wuxi, in
Huishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Jiaohe, in
Jiaohe City, Jilin
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Shenyang, in
Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning
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Chang'an Subdistrict, Xichang, in
Xichang City, Sichuan
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Chang'an Township, Gansu, in
Ganzhou District, Zhangye
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Chang'an Township, Guizhou, in
Huishui County
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Chang'an Township, Hunan, in
Hengyang County
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Chang'an Township, Linshui County, in
Linshui County, Sichuan
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Chang'an Township, Luzhou, in
Longmatan District, Luzhou, Sichuan
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Chang'an, Anhui, in Jixi County
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Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong
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Chang'an, Fengkai County, in
Fengkai County, Guangdong
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Chang'an, Guangxi, in
Rong'an County, Guangxi
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Chang'an, Dandong, in
Donggang, Liaoning
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Chang'an, Pingli County, in
Pingli County, Shaanxi
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Chang'an, Haining, in
Haining City, Zhejiang
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Chang'an, Hangzhou, in
Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
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Heping District, Tianjin (和平区)
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Heping District, Shenyang (和平区), Liaoning
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Heping County (和平县), of Heyuan, Guangdong
- Heping Subdistrict (和平街道)
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Heping Subdistrict, Shaoguan, in Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong
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Heping Subdistrict, Gaobeidian, Hebei
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Heping Subdistrict, Handan, in Congtai District, Handan, Hebei
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Heping Subdistrict, Wuhan, in Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei
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Heping Subdistrict, Baotou, in Donghe District, Baotou, Inner Mongolia
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Heping Subdistrict, Ulan Hot, Inner Mongolia
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Heping Subdistrict, Xuzhou, in Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu
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Heping Subdistrict, Meihekou, Jilin
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Heping Subdistrict, Anshan City, in Tiedong District, Anshan, Liaoning
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Heping Subdistrict, Fushun, in Wanghua District, Fushun, Liaoning
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Heping Subdistrict, Fuxin, in Haizhou District, Fuxin, Liaoning
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Heping Subdistrict, Zibo, in Zhangdian District, Zibo, Shandong
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Heping Subdistrict, Taiyuan, in Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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Heping Subdistrict, Tacheng, Xinjiang
- Towns named (和平镇)
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Heping, Shaowu, Fujian
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Heping, Zhangping, Fujian
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Heping, Wuwei, in Liangzhou District, Wuwei, Gansu
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Heping, Yuzhong County, Gansu
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Heping, Shantou, in Chaoyang District, Shantou, Guangdong
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Heping, Teng County, Guangxi
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Heping, Huishui County, Guizhou
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Heping, Yanhe County, in Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, Guizhou
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Heping, Qiongzhong County, in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan
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Heping, Tailai County, Heilongjiang
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Heping, Wudalianchi, Heilongjiang
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Heping, Guiyang County, Hunan
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Heping, Huai'an, in Qingpu District, Huai'an, Jiangsu
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Heping, Fenxi County, Shanxi
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Heping, Changxing County, Zhejiang
- Heping Township (和平乡)
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Heping Township, Yuexi County, Anhui
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Heping Township, Longxi County, Gansu
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Heping Township, Longsheng County, in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi
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Heping Township, Sanjiang County, in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi
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Heping Township, Tongren City, Guizhou
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Heping Township, Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang
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Heping Township, Hengyang, in Zhuhui District, Hengyang, Hunan
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Heping Township, Faku County, Liaoning
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Heping Township, Huangyuan County, Qinghai
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Heping Township, Anyue County, Sichuan
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Heping Township, Nanjiang County, Sichuan
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Heping Township, Xinlong County, Sichuan
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Heping Township, Zigong, in Da'an District, Zigong, Sichuan
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Heping Township, Yunxiao County, Zhejiang
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Ping'an Avenue (平安街), major through route in Beijing, China
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Ping'an County (平安县), in Qinghai Province, China
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Ping'an, Lanzhou, in Honggu District, Lanzhou, Gansu
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Ping'an, Qing'an County, in Heilongjiang
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Ping'an, Baicheng, in Taobei District, Baicheng, Jilin
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Ping'an, Shulan, in Jilin
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Ping'an, Ping'an County, in Qinghai
- Ping'an Township (平安乡), name of several townships in China
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Ping'an Township, Fengjie County, in Chongqing
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Ping'an Township, Pengshui County, in Chongqing
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Ping'an Township, Zhangjiachuan County, in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, Tianshui, Gansu
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Ping'an Township, Gongcheng County, in Guilin
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Ping'an Township, Jiamusi, in Jiao District, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang
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Ping'an Township, Hure Banner, in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
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Ping'an Township, Dawa County, in Liaoning
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Ping'an Township, Zhangwu County, in Liaoning
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Ping'an Township, Yuechi County, in Guang'an, Sichuan
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Pinghe County
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Shanghai Pinghe School
- 西安
Xi'an (literally, western peace; old name 长安 = everlasting peace)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Germany
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Friedeburg in East Frisia, a city in the
Frisian region of Germany
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Friedeburg upon Saale, state of
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Friedenau, a locality of the city-state of Berlin, Germany
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Friedensdorf, state of
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Salem, Baden-Württemberg
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Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
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Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College)
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Salem, Schleswig-Holstein
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
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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Indonesia
- Province of
Aceh, former full name Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
Iran
Israel, Palestine
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
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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
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Nara City, (known in classical times as 平城京 Heijo'kyo = 'Capital Fortress of Peace')
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平和の滝 'Peace Fall', Sapporo, Hokkaido
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平和町 (前橋市), Maebashi, Gunma
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平和町 (金沢市), Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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平和町 (稲沢市), Inazawa, Aichi
Malaysia
Mali
Mexico
Netherlands
North Korea
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Hwapyong County, cognate of Chinese He’ping
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Pyongan Province, North Korea (평안 = 平安 meaning peace)
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Pyongyang, 평양 derived from 平壤, Peaceful Land (once formerly Chang’an; or 'eternal peace')
Philippines
Portugal
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Beja, Portugal (from Latin Pax Julia via Arabic Baja)
Singapore
South Africa
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Ekurhuleni (also known as the
East Rand) – from
Tsonga "place of peace".
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Liefde en Vrede, suburb of
Johannesburg,
Gauteng – from Afrikaans "vrede"
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Peace Haven, suburb of
Randfontein,
Gauteng
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Peace Heights, suburb of
Sebokeng,
Gauteng
- Peacehaven, suburb of
Pietermaritzburg,
KwaZulu-Natal
- Peacehaven, suburb of
Vereeniging,
Gauteng
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Peacevale,
KwaZulu-Natal
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Salem, Eastern Cape
- Salem,
[1] suburb of
Hillcrest,
KwaZulu-Natal
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Vrede,
Free State
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Vrededorp, suburb of
Johannesburg,
Gauteng
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Vredefort,
Free State
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Vredehoek, suburb of
Cape Town,
Western Cape
- Vredekloof,
[2] suburb of
Brackenfell,
Western Cape
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Vredelust, suburb of
Bellville,
Western Cape
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Vredenburg,
Western Cape
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Vredendal,
Western Cape
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Vredepark, suburb of
Johannesburg,
Gauteng
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Weltevredenpark, suburb of
Roodepoort,
Gauteng
Spain
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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
Taiwan, ROC
- 二二八和平紀念公園,
228 Peace Memorial Park, Taipei
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和平島, Keelung
- 安平镇, An-pêng, town in
Tainan City, Taiwan
- 安平區, An-pêng district of Tainan City
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Anping Port (安平港), in Tainan
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Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), or Fort Anping (安平古堡), the oldest colonial fortress in Taiwan
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Heping District, Taichung (和平區)
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Pingzhen District, district in Taoyuan City, formerly the town of Anping
Tanzania
Thailand
United Kingdom
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Peacehaven,
East Sussex
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Salem, Cornwall
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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])
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International Peace Garden, North Dakota
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La Paz County, Arizona
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La Paz, California, headquarters of the United Farm Workers
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La Paz, Indiana
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Friedenburg, Perry County, Missouri
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Friedensburg, Pennsylvania
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North Dakota, deemed Peace Garden State
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Pacific, Missouri
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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
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Salem, Alabama
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Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, a city
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Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, a census-designated place
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Salem, Connecticut
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Salem, Florida
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Salem, Georgia
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Salem, Idaho, non-CDP community that straddles Fremont and Madison counties
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Salem, Illinois
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Salem, Adams County, Indiana, unincorporated place
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Salem, Jay County, Indiana, unincorporated place
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Salem, Union County, Indiana, unincorporated place
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Salem, Washington County, Indiana, city
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Salem, Iowa
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Salem, Kentucky
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Salem, Maryland
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Salem, Massachusetts
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Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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Salem, Missouri
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Salem, Nebraska
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Salem, New Hampshire
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Salem, New Jersey
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Salem, New Mexico
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Salem, New York, town in Washington County
- Salem, an earlier name of
Brocton, New York, in Chautauqua County
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Salem, North Carolina, census-designated place in Burke County
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County
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Salem, Ohio
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Salem, Oklahoma
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Salem, Oregon, the state capital
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Salem, Pennsylvania, four different unincorporated places
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Salem, South Carolina
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Salem, South Dakota
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Salem, Texas, eight different unincorporated places
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Salem, Utah
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Salem, Virginia, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke
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Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia, a neighborhood
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Salem, West Virginia, a city in Harrison County
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Salem, Fayette County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
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Salem, Wisconsin (disambiguation), several places in Wisconsin
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vietnam
Other
List of places indirectly named after peace
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