List of places called Venice of the East

This is a list of places which have been nicknamed Venice of the East

Bangladesh

• Dhaka^[1][2]
• Barisal^[3]

Brunei

• Bandar Seri Begawan
  • The Kampong Ayer section of Bandar Seri Begawan, the largest water village in Asia.^[4]

China

• Lijiang City^[5]
• Suzhou^[6][7][8]
  • Tongli^[9][10]
  • Zhouzhuang^[11][12][13]
• Wuzhen^[14]

Federated States of Micronesia

• Nan Madol^[15]

India

• Udaipur^[16][17][18]
  • The City Palace located in Udaipur
• Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey)^[19][20]
  • Alappuzha Beach
• Srinagar, Kashmir^[21][22][23]

Indonesia

• Palembang

Iraq

• Basra^[24][25]

Japan

• Osaka^[26][27][28]

Malaysia

• Malacca^[29][30]

Philippines

• Manila^[31]
• Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi

Thailand

• Ayutthaya^[32]
• Bangkok^[33][34][35]

Vietnam

• Hanoi^[36]

See also

• Venice of the North
• Paris of the East
• Paris of the West
• Little Paris

References

1. http://www.departmag.com/archive/10th_issue/proforma3.html
2. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Connectivity-Index-Development-Khal-Dhaka/dp/3659187275
3. "::Our Cities::15th Anniversary Special". Thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
4. Wilson, Robert. "Brunei: The Abode of Peace". Jadedragon.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
5. ""Lijiang - Venice of the East" Lijiang by hooiluangoh". Members.virtualtourist.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
6. "Visit some of China's best gardens next week without a passport » Arts/Entertainment » Andover Townsman, Andover, MA". Andovertownsman.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
7. "Travel Destinations: China". The Times. Retrieved 2012-10-29. (subscription required (help)).
8. "Exploring Twin Cities By Canal Boat - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1988-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
9. Пустыни Казахстана. "Пустыни Казахстана". Cinaoggi.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
10. "Tongli Tour | The little Venice of the Orient". Letstravelchina.com. 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
11. "10 cổ trấn đẹp như mơ của Trung Quốc". Xaluan.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
12. ""Zhouzhuang - Venice of the Orient" Zhouzhuang by zingk". Members.virtualtourist.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
13. Archived June 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
14. "Visiting Wuzhen, China: Venice of the East on". Tripatlas.com. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
15. "Sitemap - Vancouver Courier". .canada.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
16. India. "Udaipur: An eternal melding of the ages". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
17. Archived January 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
18. TNN Jul 13, 2009, 04.10am IST (2009-07-13). "Udaipur voted as the world's best city in a poll". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
19. Alappuzha.com. "Alappuzha, Hotels, Alappuzha Resorts, Alappuzha tourism, Alleppey tourism, Kettuvallom, Alleppey Houseboats". Alappuzha.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
20. Faizal Khan, ET Bureau Feb 4, 2010, 04.04am IST (2010-02-04). "Alappuzha: Venice of the East - Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
21. http://web.archive.org/web/20151117043656/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VloVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6789,6379670&dq=srinagar+venice+of+the+east&hl=en. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
22. "Fabled Kashmir: An Emerald Set Among Pearls". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1965-06-13. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
23. "show/112701.html". Earth Times. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
25. "In the 'Venice of the East,' a history of diversity / The Christian Science Monitor". CSMonitor.com. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
26. "Los Angeles Times: Archives - Other 12 - No Title". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1969-12-26. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
28. "Walking Osaka's 'aquapolis' ways | The Japan Times Online". Search.japantimes.co.jp. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
29. "Melaka River - Malacca City Attractions". Malacca.ws. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
30. "CANOE Travel - The Far East - Malaysia - truly Asia". Travel.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
31. Evans, Lawton B. & Winter, Milo. "America First". Kessinger Publishing. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
32. Neeta Lal, ET Bureau Jul 31, 2008, 01.31am IST (2008-07-31). "Ayutthaya, Thailand's historic city - Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
33. Bodry, Catherine (2012-08-29). "Travel - Exploring Bangkok’s canals : Cruises, Thailand". BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
34. "Cruising along the Venice of the East". The Jakarta Post. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
35. "Bangkok - Venice of the East". Travelodestination.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
36. "Hanoi travel information Vietnam". Vietnam and more. Retrieved 2013-06-16.