Venice of the East

The following is a list of places which have been nicknamed Venice of the East (a reference to the city of Venice, Italy).

List

City/Town Country Photo References
Dhaka Bangladesh [1][2]
Bandar Seri Begawan (Kampong Ayer) Brunei

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Dalian China [4][5]
Fengjing China [6]
Lijiang China [7]
Luzhi China [8]
Nanxun China [8]
Suzhou China [9][10][11]
Tongli China [12][13]
Xitang China [8]
Zhouzhuang China [14][15]
Zhujiajiao China [8]
Wuzhen China [16]
Nan Madol Federated States of Micronesia [17]
Tai O China [18][19]
Alleppey India [20][21][22]
Srinagar India [23][24][25]
Udaipur India [26][27][28]
Banjarmasin Indonesia [29][30][31]
Palembang Indonesia [32][33][34][35][36]
Semarang Indonesia [37]
Basra Iraq [38]
Hiroshima Japan [39][40]
Imizu Japan [41][42]
Ine Japan [43]
Kurashiki Japan [39][44][45]
Kyoto Japan [39][46]
Matsue Japan [39][47][48][49]
Otaru Japan [50][51][52]
Osaka Japan [39][53][54][55]
Sakai Japan [39][56][57]
Tamayu, Shimane (Tamatsukuri Onsen) Japan [39][58]
Yanagawa Japan [59][60]
Malacca Malaysia [61][62]
Manila Philippines [63]
Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi Philippines [64][65]
Cheongna South Korea [66]
Chuncheon South Korea [67]
Jinhae South Korea [68][69]
Tongyeong South Korea [70]
YeoSu South Korea [71]
Ayutthaya Thailand [72]
Bangkok Thailand [73][74][75]


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