Scattered around the world are a huge number of different interesting places, which amaze with their beauty and remain in the heart for a long time, and some of them are also famous for their name, as they can easily pass for a tongue twister. Some of them include only one word, many consist of many, the most important thing is that such a name is very difficult to pronounce the first time. Here is a list of the longest and hardest to pronounce of them, let's try to pronounce them aloud together.
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There is a city in this country, the name of which has 168 letters and is one of the longest (or perhaps the longest) names in the world. This is the ceremonial name of the capital of Thailand - Bangkok: Krun Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Nopparat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivet Mahasatan Aman Piman Avatan Satit Sakkhattiya Vitsitsanukam. Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to pronounce it, which is why airports use an abbreviated version of it, which sounds like Krung Thep. All these words have a certain meaning, which characterize this place as a city of angels, great city, the precious city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the great capital of the world, endowed with nine precious stones, a happy city, teeming with a royal palace that resembles a divine abode where the incarnation of God reigns, a city worshiping Indra, built by Vishnukarn. Oh, well, the name, you must agree! You can break your tongue! By the way, since you are already in Thailand, it is a sin not to visit Bangkok - one of the.
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So, before you 85 letters combined into one word: Taumatawhakatangiaprikimmaungaurkupokaivhenuakitanatahu... This name proclaims one place in New Zealand as “the place where Tamatea, a man with big knees, glided and climbed, absorbing the mountains around, which are known as the land of the cannibals, and played the flute to be loved. This name is entered in the Book of Records as the longest word-name in the world. By the way, you have nothing to fear in this country, because New Zealand included in.
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This word can be called downright modest in comparison with the previous one. It has "only" 58 letters, the very same place is located on the island of Anglesey in Wales. In fact, the authenticity of such a name has not been proven, Llanweirpullgwingillgogerihuirndrobulllantisyogogogo... It is believed that at first the name had about 20 letters, and one tailor decided to deceive everyone and in the 19th century added 38 more letters on top. A hoax or not, it doesn't matter, this place is famous for its name, which is quite logical and understandable.
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Pekwachanamaikosquaquaipinwanik is the name of a lake in Canada, and the longest official word in the country. In translation, this means a lake in which trout is caught with a hook.
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Meallan Liath Koire Mkhik Dhubhghail- this is it of the most beautiful places in Scotland, which also has the longest in this country. It is a very large mountain with many peaks, lakes and kars (glaciers in the highlands). Many people go there on an excursion, which certainly teases and attracts everyone who is keen on this type of entertainment. And don't forget to visit one of the.
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A lake with a very "simple" name Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg You can easily come across in Webster, Massachusetts. It is believed to be one of the longest official names in the United States of America. Its name translates as "everyone catches fish from their side, and no one pretends to be in the middle." It is the second largest freshwater body of water in the state and is also known as Webster Lake.
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Next on our list is the name of the farm in South Africa which reads like Twibuffelsmetinykutmorsdudgeskitfontein... This is the longest name in Afrikaans - state language of this place. And the very same "name" means "spring, when two buffaloes were killed with one shot."
Perhaps someone has been to these places? Or do you just live near the places that I have listed or something similar that is not on my list? I would be very interested to learn new facts about the longest names in the world!
2.08.2019 at 17:43 · VeraSchegoleva · 1 520
Top 10 longest city names in the world
There are many settlements in the world, and they all have names. Their story is very interesting. Many towns, villages and villages are named after their founders. Often they are formed on behalf of a nearby river, or are dedicated to some key features of the area in which the building is being built. locality.
The variety of names is striking: beautiful, dissonant, complex and even offensive. This article will focus on the names of settlements, which not everyone can pronounce, but they can easily replace tongue twisters and other exercises for the development of speech.
10. Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky (Russia)
Russian city, located near the border with Buryatia. Date of foundation - 1789, until 1926 the city was called Petrovskoe Selo... So Catherine II ordered to call him.
An iron foundry and an ironworks were built in the village. Mostly convicts and exiles lived here. Not only the Russian Decembrists were serving their sentences, but also Italians, Frenchmen participating in the uprisings.
The year 1926 was very significant for the village, he was assigned the status of a city. Assigned a new name "Petrovsk", added definition Zabaikalsky, because a city with that name existed in the Saratov region.
Now Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky- not Big city ok, in terms of population it occupies the 749th place out of 1113 cities in the country (at the beginning of 2018).
9. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia)
The administrative center of the Kamchatka Territory. This is where the base is located Pacific Fleet Russia.
Enough Old city, it was founded in 1697. The Cossacks chose a place to store the tax, which they collected from the people in kind, and built a prison here.
43 years later, an expedition was sent here. The researchers were set a goal - to make a map of the area and understand whether large sea vessels will be able to enter here. The ships on which the researchers arrived bore the names of Saints Peter and Paul, on the basis of which Vitus Bering decided to name the new settlement Peter and Paul prison.
The official date of the city's birthday is October 6, 1740, when the ships of the expedition arrived. Under Paul I, Kamchatka became a military outpost. In 1924, the new government ordered to give the port a new name. The city began to be called Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
8. Fürstenfeldbruck (Germany)
The regional center in Bavaria is located on the Ampere River. In 1263, the men's Fürstennfeld was founded here.
The history of the city began in 1935, then it was officially recognized and given such an original name. Derivatives of the name are two words "Fürstenfeld" "Bruck", literally translated as "Bridge over the prince's fields".
Currently Fürstenfeldbruck Is modern developed city... The number of residents is small, only 35 thousand. Despite this, the infrastructure is well-developed and, importantly, there are enterprises that manufacture products from various industries.
7. Truth or Consequences (USA)
The administrative center of the Sierra County. It was founded in 1884, then it bore the name Hot springs which means "The hot springs"... A well-deserved name, there were 40 thermal springs on the territory of Hot Springs.
In 1950 it was renamed in honor of the popular show. As a result of the advertising move, the city began to be called the same as Truth or Consequences (Truth or Consequence).
And now the townspeople are celebrating the date of the renaming, this is a celebration in honor of the host of the show, Ralph Edwards. The city is small, with about 7 thousand inhabitants, but it is a real water-climatic paradise.
6. Freixo de Espada à Cinta (Portugal)
Settlement, center of the municipality of the Bragança district. This is a very old village, founded in 1152. Wine region of Portugal. It is not surprising that in the spring it looks like a fairy tale. Lots of flowering trees delight the eye, and their scent is dizzy.
Freixo de Espada à Cinta translates as “ ash surrounded by a sword". There are several versions explaining the origin of the name. According to one, the city was founded by the Portuguese king. He decided to rest under an ash tree and hung his sword on the tree.
5. Llanwire Pullgwingill (England)
This town is located in Wales, Llanwire Pullgwingill- this is official name... Quite long, translated into Russian means “ Church of St. Mary, located in the thickets of white hazel».
Little is known about this settlement, it became famous thanks to unusual name... In 1860, an unknown man came up with the original name in order to increase the influx of tourists.
Llan¬fair¬pwll¬gwyn¬gyll¬go¬ge¬rych¬wyrn¬dro¬bwll¬llan¬ty¬si¬lio¬go¬go¬goch- this is how the new name of the village sounds. Yes, this is all about the same church, only now its location is being clarified with several more signs ( near the whirlpool and the Tisilio church, which is located next to the red cave).
The most popular attraction in Wales is the nameplate.
4. Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (Russia)
The history of the name of the city is no different from other names of Russian settlements. The military post was founded during the reign of Alexander II in 1869. He was named after him - Alexander post.
This place was used to serve the sentence of criminals - convicts. The inmates worked in logging and coal works.
In 1926, the government changed, and the city received a new name Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, an adjective has been added that defines its location.
3. Santa Fe (USA)
The city is located in the state of New Mexico, it is administrative center. Santa fe translates as “ Holy Faith”, But this is only part of the name, because the full name is rather difficult to pronounce.
La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís – Royal City of Saints: Francis of Assisi and Faith.
By the city rich story... The first mentions of settlements date back to the 11th century BC. NS. The locality was called Ogapogs, several times the Spaniards tried to seize these lands, but they failed. Subsequently, the city of Santa Fe was founded on the site of ancient settlements.
2. Los Angeles (USA)
It turns out to be habitual Los Angeles also has a tricky name. He is located in the USA.
In 1781, a small village was founded here called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre El Río Porciúncula, translated from Spanish " Village of the Queen of Angels Virgin Mary on the Porsyunkula River". In 1850 the village became a city.
Nowadays, everyone knows about the existence of Los Angeles. It is the largest city in the state of California. Now it is called Los Angeles, and the locals sometimes even abbreviate the name to two letters. LA.
1. Bangkok (Thailand)
The name of Thailand is inscribed in. It consists of two dozen words (more than 168 letters). Locals use the name Krung Thep.
The city was founded in 1782, it received the name Bang Kok, which in translation meant “ village of wild plums". In 1767, the capital of Thailand was destroyed by enemies. It was decided to move it to the part where the village was located.
The official name of the city (in Russian transcription): Krun Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintarayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Nopparat Ratchathani Burir Udomratchanivet Mahasatan Amon Piman Avatan Satit Sakkhattiya Vitsanukam Prasit. Half of the meaning of the words from this name has been lost. All these are various epithets and words of praise in honor of Bangkok ( capital of the world, a city filled with abundance etc.).
What else to see:
If some cities have strange and sometimes very funny names, then we'll talk about others. Before you pronounce the names of the following cities, you need to draw as much air as possible into your lungs. And some of them can hardly be pronounced in one breath.
So here are the next top 5 longest titles. And we'll start in descending order.
This is the name of a city located in the north of Scotland. It can be translated as follows "The Church of St. Mary, located in a hazel grove, near the rapid whirlpool near the red cave." Logical and easy, right?
This is not a city, but a lake. However, we decided to include it on our list. It is located in the United States. This name can be translated as "Englishman fishing, near the border with Manchaug"
3rd place - United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde
This small town that stands out for its name is located in Canada. It seems that the officials were never able to decide on its final name, and it remained in the discussion phase.
This city with a wonderful name is located in New Zealand. In the Maori language, we can translate it as "The place where Tamatea, a man with big knees, who slid, then climbed and swallowed mountains, eater of earth, played here the flute for his beloved." It sounds more like a short story than a city name.
1st place - Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
This is the unimaginable long name of a city in Thailand. We translate it very simply - Bangkok!
In the world there are a great many long, strange, sometimes even incomprehensible names of villages and cities, rivers and lakes, mountains and plains, and just names. All these names are generated by the human mind and fantasy, the limits of which, as you know, do not exist. As an example of a flight of fantasy and imagination, consider the names of some cities in the world and in Russia.
In the world
On east coast of the Chao Phrai River, near its mouth, there is one of largest cities Thailand with five million inhabitants. This is the capital of Thailand, the city of Bangkok. However, the real name of this city sounds a little different - Krung-Tep, or the City of Angels.
This name of the city, in terms of its length, is not impressive. The thing is that we use a more concise and easy-to-pronounce name. The historical name of Bangkok is completely different. In its native language, it consists of 30 words and in translation it sounds like this: “City of Angels, inaccessible and greatest, which is the residence of the emerald Buddha, the greatest of the capitals of the world, blessed with 9th century stones, decorated with majestic royal palaces, as beautiful as a heavenly place ruled by the confidant of God, the city given by Indra and rebuilt by Vissanukam. "
Once upon a time, Bangkok was called the Venice of the East. This name was given to the city by ancient travelers who visited it about two hundred years ago. The name was not chosen by chance, the city at that time stood on the coast of the river, literally in the water. Soon, King Ram V ordered the digging of drainage channels. This is how “watery” streets appeared, making it look like Venice.
In the 19th century, these canals were covered with earth and turned into roads. The motive for such changes was the fashion for self-propelled carriages, which dominated in those days in Europe. The fashion was adopted by the Thai kings, who had the opportunity to visit this country and see, and then adopt, a fashionable innovation.
To this day, only a few quarters have survived from the Venice of the East, most of which are inhabited by the poor, living literally in shacks. Many of the shacks are extensions to other houses and do not even have their own postal address. However, here you can still see the mansions, surrounded by lush gardens, in which the descendants of noble people still live. The streets of the quarter are represented by canals, as they were many years ago. They still serve as a water supply system and even a sewerage system. This ancient part of Bangkok is now of historical and cultural value and is included in tourist routes.
Modern Bangkok is a successfully developing city with a population of about 9 million people. Every year at two major airports Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang, thousands of tourists come to see its sights. Bangkok is growing and developing rapidly, becoming a modern metropolis, but it manages to preserve traditional Asian culture. The city is rich in museums, old and newly erected Buddha temples.
In Russia
Russia is also rich in cities with long titles... Moreover, in our country there are long names of cities, consisting of the same number of letters and even words, so it is almost impossible to choose a record holder for the length of a city name. It would be more appropriate to compare the lengths of names not of cities or villages, but of settlements.
The record-breaking long name belongs to a small village located in the Zaraysky District of the Moscow Region. This is about Central estate of the state farm named after the 40th anniversary of the Great October Revolution... The settlement is part of the Mashonovsky rural settlement. Now it is home to about 1,000 people.
It appeared in 1933 and was the central estate of a state farm engaged in pig breeding. At that time it bore the name of Kaganovich, but in 1957 it was renamed. Nowadays in the village there is high school, A House of Culture, a kindergarten, a post office, a library and an outpatient clinic, but the pig farm no longer exists there.
The longest name of the settlement consists of 27 characters and belongs to the village of Kremenchug-Konstantinovskoe. The village is located in Kabardino-Balkaria. Founded in 1885 by the so-called settlers, originally from the Kremenchug province. They went to the Caucasus in search of better living conditions. In the town of Kabarda, from a local prince named Inalov, they rented land, on which they subsequently settled. The new settlers settled in separate farmsteads, giving each a name derived from the name of the place from which they came. These names have stuck and still exist, now as the names of the areas of the village.
The modern name, Kremenchug-Konstantinovskoe, appeared after the farms were united into a single settlement. Its name was based on the name of the farm of the first settlers - Kremenchug and the name of the settler founder - Konstantin. Have local residents there is an unofficial short name for the village, Krem-Konstantinovka, or even shorter - Kremka.
There are two more villages in Russia with record long names. These are Verkhnenovokutlumbetyevo, which is on the Orenburg region and Starokozmodemyanovskoye, located in the Tambov region. The names of these villages have exactly 23 letters and there is no hyphen.
