diff --git a/general/g.proj/g.proj.html b/general/g.proj/g.proj.html
index bc92318f54b..63409043afe 100644
--- a/general/g.proj/g.proj.html
+++ b/general/g.proj/g.proj.html
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ <h3>Create new location</h3>
 transformation parameters:<br>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-g.proj -c epsg=4326 location=latlong
+g.proj -c epsg=4326 project=latlong
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>Create a new location with the co-ordinate system referred to by ESRI-EPSG code
 900913 (<a href="http://spatialreference.org/ref/user/6/">Google Mercator Projection</a>)<br>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-g.proj -c epsg=900913 location=google
+g.proj -c epsg=900913 project=google
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>Create a new location with the co-ordinate system referred to by EPSG code
@@ -178,21 +178,21 @@ <h3>Create new location</h3>
 <div class="code"><pre>
 # list available datums for EPSG code 29900
 g.proj -t datumtrans=-1 epsg=29900
-g.proj -c epsg=29900 datumtrans=2 location=irish_grid
+g.proj -c epsg=29900 datumtrans=2 project=irish_grid
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>Create a new location with the same co-ordinate system as the current
 location, but forcing a change to datum transformation parameter set no. 1:<br>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-g.proj -c location=newloc -t datumtrans=1
+g.proj -c project=newloc -t datumtrans=1
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>Create a new location with the co-ordinate system from a WKT definition
 stored in a text file:<br>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-g.proj -c wkt=irish_grid.prj location=irish_grid
+g.proj -c wkt=irish_grid.prj project=irish_grid
 </pre></div>
 
 <p>Create a new location from a PROJ description, explicitly
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ <h3>Create new location</h3>
 parameters:<br>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-g.proj -c location=spain proj4="+proj=utm +zone=30 +ellps=intl" datum=eur50 datumtrans=0
+g.proj -c project=spain proj4="+proj=utm +zone=30 +ellps=intl" datum=eur50 datumtrans=0
 </pre></div>
 
 <h3>Using g.proj output for GDAL/OGR tools</h3>
diff --git a/general/g.proj/main.c b/general/g.proj/main.c
index c9718018c36..0c1acb222b1 100644
--- a/general/g.proj/main.c
+++ b/general/g.proj/main.c
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     module = G_define_module();
     G_add_keyword(_("general"));
     G_add_keyword(_("projection"));
-    G_add_keyword(_("create location"));
+    G_add_keyword(_("create project"));
 #ifdef HAVE_OGR
     module->label = _("Prints or modifies GRASS projection information files "
                       "(in various co-ordinate system descriptions).");
-    module->description = _("Can also be used to create new GRASS locations.");
+    module->description = _("Can also be used to create new GRASS projects.");
 #else
     module->description =
         _("Prints and manipulates GRASS projection information files.");
@@ -212,15 +212,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     create = G_define_flag();
     create->key = 'c';
     create->guisection = _("Modify");
-    create->description = _("Modify current location projection files");
+    create->description = _("Modify current project's projection files");
 
     location = G_define_option();
-    location->key = "location";
+    location->key = "project";
     location->type = TYPE_STRING;
     location->key_desc = "name";
     location->required = NO;
     location->guisection = _("Create");
-    location->description = _("Name of new location to create");
+    location->description = _("Name of new project (location) to create");
 
     if (G_parser(argc, argv))
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/core/testsuite/data/test_toolboxes_menudata_ref.xml b/gui/wxpython/core/testsuite/data/test_toolboxes_menudata_ref.xml
index e52bfa49040..39589a08724 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/core/testsuite/data/test_toolboxes_menudata_ref.xml
+++ b/gui/wxpython/core/testsuite/data/test_toolboxes_menudata_ref.xml
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@
           <label>Display map projection</label>
           <command>g.proj -p</command>
           <help>Converts co-ordinate system descriptions (i.e. projection information) between various formats (including GRASS format).</help>
-          <keywords>general,projection,create location</keywords>
+          <keywords>general,projection,create project</keywords>
           <handler>RunMenuCmd</handler>
         </menuitem>
         <menuitem>
           <label>Manage projections</label>
           <command>g.proj</command>
           <help>Prints or modifies GRASS projection information files (in various co-ordinate system descriptions). Can also be used to create new GRASS locations.</help>
-          <keywords>general,projection,create location</keywords>
+          <keywords>general,projection,create project</keywords>
           <handler>OnMenuCmd</handler>
         </menuitem>
         <separator />
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py b/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
index 61abdd81128..4127d5047d4 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@ def OnEnterPage(self, event):
         # print coordsys,proj4string
         if coordsys in ("proj", "epsg", "iau", "wkt", "file"):
             extra_opts = {}
-            extra_opts["location"] = "location"
+            extra_opts["project"] = "project"
             extra_opts["getErrorMsg"] = True
             extra_opts["read"] = True
 
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/xml/wxgui_items.xml b/gui/wxpython/xml/wxgui_items.xml
index c795ae9ce3b..ba4b30fa840 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/xml/wxgui_items.xml
+++ b/gui/wxpython/xml/wxgui_items.xml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
     <label>Display map projection</label>
     <command>g.proj -p</command>
     <description>Converts co-ordinate system descriptions (i.e. projection information) between various formats (including GRASS format).</description>
-    <keywords>general,projection,create project,create location</keywords>
+    <keywords>general,projection,create project,create project</keywords>
   </wxgui-item>
   <wxgui-item name="InstallExtensionFromAddons">
     <label>Install extension from addons</label>
diff --git a/lib/gis/renamed_options b/lib/gis/renamed_options
index e996126a9b0..87935578998 100644
--- a/lib/gis/renamed_options
+++ b/lib/gis/renamed_options
@@ -730,3 +730,4 @@ r.proj|location:project
 i.ortho.elev|location:project
 g.download.location|location:project
 v.proj|location:project
+g.proj|location:project
diff --git a/python/grass/script/core.py b/python/grass/script/core.py
index d5e529bdaeb..352e03b1cea 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/core.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/core.py
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ def create_project(
             quiet=True,
             flags="t",
             epsg=epsg,
-            location=mapset_path.location,
+            project=mapset_path.location,
             stderr=PIPE,
             env=env,
             **kwargs,
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ def create_project(
             quiet=True,
             flags="t",
             proj4=proj4,
-            location=mapset_path.location,
+            project=mapset_path.location,
             stderr=PIPE,
             env=env,
             **kwargs,
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ def create_project(
             "g.proj",
             quiet=True,
             georef=filename,
-            location=mapset_path.location,
+            project=mapset_path.location,
             stderr=PIPE,
             env=env,
         )
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ def create_project(
                 "g.proj",
                 quiet=True,
                 wkt=wkt,
-                location=mapset_path.location,
+                project=mapset_path.location,
                 stderr=PIPE,
                 env=env,
             )
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ def create_project(
                 "g.proj",
                 quiet=True,
                 wkt="-",
-                location=mapset_path.location,
+                project=mapset_path.location,
                 stderr=PIPE,
                 stdin=PIPE,
                 env=env,
diff --git a/scripts/r.tileset/r.tileset.html b/scripts/r.tileset/r.tileset.html
index bfe47f48285..c219bf63fd7 100644
--- a/scripts/r.tileset/r.tileset.html
+++ b/scripts/r.tileset/r.tileset.html
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ <h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
 "IrishGrid". Each tile will be less than 300x400 cells in size, with 3
 cells of overlap in the top and right sides of each tile. The output
 is in a format where each line is in shell script style. The
-substitution <code>`g.proj -j location=IrishGrid`</code> will only
+substitution <code>`g.proj -j project=IrishGrid`</code> will only
 work in a unix style shell:
 <p>
 <div class="code"><pre>
-r.tileset sourceproj="`g.proj -j location=IrishGrid`" maxrows=400 maxcols=300 overlap=3 -g
+r.tileset sourceproj="`g.proj -j project=IrishGrid`" maxrows=400 maxcols=300 overlap=3 -g
 </pre></div>
 
 <h2>KNOWN ISSUES</h2>