Many cities are famous for their specific industrial works. These industries become the virtual identity by which that city comes to be known. The list below shows major Cities and Related industries for India and the world.
Indian Cities and Related Industries
| Cities | Important Industry |
| Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Cotton Textile Industry |
| Ambala, Punjab | Scientific Instruments Industry |
| Anand, Gujarat | Dairy, Milk Products |
| Bangalore, Karnataka | Software Industry |
| Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh | Carpet industry |
| Bhagalpur, Bihar | Silk Industry |
| Bhiwandi, Maharashtra | Power Looms |
| Chittaranjan, West Bengal | Locomotives |
| Dahej, Gujarat | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| Darjeeling, West Bengal | Tea Processing |
| Dhanbad, Jharkhand | Coal Mining |
| Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh | Glass Industry, Bangles |
| Jaduguda, Jharkhand | Uranium mining |
| Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | Iron and Steel industry |
| Jharia, Jharkhand | Coal Mining |
| Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Leather Industry |
| Katni, Madhya Pradesh | Cement industry |
| Kochi, Kerala | Ship Building, Port |
| Kolar, Karnataka | Gold Mining |
| Kolkata, West Bengal | Jute Industry |
| Korba, Chhattisgarh | Coal Mining |
| Kundakulam, Tamil Nadu | Atomic Power Plant |
| Ludhiana, Punjab | Woollen Garments |
| Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh | Brass works |
| Panipat, Haryana | Textile Industry |
| Panna, Madhya Pradesh | Diamond Mining |
| Pipavav, Gujarat | Ship building, Port |
| Rourkela, Odisha | Iron and Steel industry |
| Sri Nagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Woollen Pashmina Shawl, embroidery |
| Surat, Gujarat | Diamond Processing, Textiles |
| Tarapur, Maharashtra | Nuclear power plant |
| Trombay, Maharashtra | Atomic Reactor |
| Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Handlooms, Sari industry, Railway Engine |
| Vishakhapattnam, Andhra Pradesh | Ship Building |
World Cities and Related Industries
| Cities | Important Industry |
| Anshan (China) | Iron and Steel Industry |
| Baku (Azerbaijan) | Petroleum |
| Bangkok (Thailand) | Shipping, Sex Tourism |
| Belfast (Ireland) | Shipbuilding |
| Birmingham (UK) | Iron and Steel Industry |
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | Dairy industry |
| Cadiz (Spain) | Cork |
| Changchun (China) | Automobiles, Machine Tools industry |
| Chelyabinsk (Russia) | Iron and Steel, Machine Tools industry |
| Chicago (US) | Meat Packing, Iron and Steel |
| Dhaka (Bangladesh) | Muslin |
| Detroit (US) | Automobile Industry |
| Dundee (Scotland) | First Jute Mill, Linen manufacturing |
| Dresden (Germany) | Optical Photo and Graphic Apparatus |
| Dusseldorf (Germany) | Iron and Steel |
| Essen (Germany) | Iron and Steel, Heavy Engineering |
| Glasgow (Scotland) | Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding |
| Gorky (Russia) | Engineering Industry |
| Havana (Cuba) | Cigars |
| Hollywood (US) | Movies |
| Johannesburg (South Africa) | Gold Mining |
| Kansas City (US) | Meat Packing |
| Kawasaki (Japan) | Iron and Steel industry |
| Kharkov (Ukraine) | Machine manufacturing, Eng. industry |
| Kiev (Ukraine) | Engineering industry |
| Kimberley (South Africa) | Diamond Mining |
| Kobe (Japan) | Iron and Steel, Eng. Industry |
| Leeds (UK) | Woollen Textile industry |
| Leningrad (Russia) | Shipbuilding, Automobile industry |
| Los Angeles (US) | Petroleum, Movies |
| Lyons (France) | Silk industry |
| Manchester (UK) | Cotton textile industry |
| Milan (Italy) | Silk textile industry |
| Multan | Pottery |
| Munich (Germany) | Lenses |
| Nagoya (Japan) | Cotton textiles, Shipbuilding |
| New Orleans (US) | Coal Mining, Iron and steel |
| Osaka (Japan) | Iron and Steel, Eng Industry |
| Philadelphia (US) | Locomotive industry |
| Plymouth (US) | Shipbuilding |
| Sheffield (UK) | Cutlery |
| Singapore | Trading port |
| Venice (Italy) | Glass industry |
| Vladivostak (Russia) | Shipping |
| Wellington (New Zealand) | Dairying |
List of Industrial cities in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_centres_in_India