Venice of the East

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

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Dhaka Bangladesh Dhaka-skyline-aymash.jpg [1] [2]
Bandar Seri Begawan (Kampong Ayer) Brunei BN-bsb-kampong-ayer.jpg

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Dalian China Xinghai Square .jpg [4] [5]
Fengjing China A picture from China every day 075.jpg [6]
Lijiang China Kegong Square canal 1.JPG [7]
Luzhi China Luzhi Canal Town 5.jpg [8]
Nanxun China Baijianlou.jpg [8]
Suzhou China Shan Tang Jie (6481225395).jpg [9] [10] [11]
Tongli China Tongli teahouse.JPG [12] [13]
Xitang China Xitang-Boote02.jpg [8]
Zhouzhuang China Zhouzhuang 2.jpg [14] [15]
Zhujiajiao China Zhujiajiao canal 4.JPG [8]
Wuzhen China Bridge in Wuzhen 03.JPG [16]
Nan Madol Federated States of Micronesia Nan Madol 2.jpg [17]
Tai O China 1 tai o hong kong 2013.jpg [18] [19]
Alleppey India House Boat, Alappuzha, Kerala.jpg [20] [21] [22]
Srinagar India Dal Lake, Guptaele (14).jpg [23] [24] [25]
Udaipur India Udaipur-Picholasee-04-2018-gje.jpg [26] [27] [28]
Banjarmasin Indonesia Sungai Miai, Banjarmasin.jpg [29] [30] [31]
Palembang Indonesia COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Overstroming te Palembang Zuid-Sumatra TMnr 10004554.jpg [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
Semarang Indonesia COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kali door de Chinese wijk van Semarang TMnr 10028304.jpg [37]
Basra Iraq Basra 1913 photo Arne C Waern Sweden.jpg [38]
Hiroshima Japan Laika ac A-Bomb Dome (8629481891).jpg [39] [40]
Imizu Japan Xia Tiao Chuan (Fu Shan Xian ).jpg [41] [42]
Ine Japan Jing Du (9366163466).jpg [43]
Kurashiki Japan 20081012123345 okayama 20081012@okayama 041.jpg [39] [44] [45]
Kyoto Japan Shirakara Canal, Gion, Kyoto.jpg [39] [46]
Matsue Japan Matsue Horikawa.jpg [39] [47] [48] [49]
Otaru Japan Otaru Canal 2009.jpg [50] [51] [52]
Osaka Japan Osaka DSC 3695 (6292677700).jpg [39] [53] [54] [55]
Sakai Japan Jing Chuan nikakaruShui Guan Qiao , Water pipeline over Sakai riv - panoramio.jpg [39] [56] [57]
Tamayu, Shimane (Tamatsukuri Onsen)Japan Tamatsukuri onsen01st3200.jpg [39] [58]
Yanagawa Japan Fukuoka Yanagawa08n3200.jpg [59] [60]
Malacca Malaysia Malacca River Walk 2012.JPG [61] [62]
Manila Philippines Canal in Manila, 1899.jpg [63]
Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi Philippines Sitangkai.jpg [64] [65]
Cheongna South Korea View from Cheongnamdae Observatory.jpg [66]
Chuncheon South Korea Chuncheon-01.jpg [67]
Jinhae South Korea Port in Jinhae.jpg [68] [69]
Tongyeong South Korea Korea-Tongyeong-Port and ships-03.jpg [70]
YeoSu South Korea Sunset over Harbor.jpg [71]
Ayutthaya Thailand View of Iudea (Ayutthaya), Capital of Siam ca. 1662 (SK-A-4477).jpg [72]
Bangkok Thailand Klongs.jpg [73] [74] [75]

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