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This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" in the continent of Asia - that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is included in parentheses.
A searchable, interactive list is maintained by Sister Cities International.
Afghanistan
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Hayward, California, United States [1]
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Armenia
Agios Ioannis Rentis (municipality in Athens), Greece (2007)
Kobuleti, Georgia
Saint-Raphaël, France (1994)
- Glendale, United States
- Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
- Pasadena, United States
- Bagneux[disambiguation needed], France (1968)
- Batumi, Georgia
Podolsk, Russia
- Alexandria, United States
- Kutaisi, Georgia
Osasco, Brazil
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nardò, Italy
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Azerbaijan
Amman, Jordan
Basra, Iraq (1979)- Bordeaux, France (1979)
Dakar, Senegal (1970)- Honolulu, United States
- Houston, United States (1979)
Istanbul, Turkey- İzmir, Turkey (1986)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Kiev, Ukraine- Konya, Turkey
Mainz, Germany (1984)- Naples, Italy (1972)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1972)- Saint Petersburg, Russia
Tabriz, Iran (1994)
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam (1985)
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- Iğdır, Turkey (2006)
- Gabrovo, Bulgaria
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Bangladesh
- Amman, Jordan
Luton, United Kingdom- St Albans, United Kingdom
- Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Cambodia
- Stockton, United States
- Long Beach, United States
- Lowell, United States
- Providence, United States
Savannakhet, Laos- Vientiane, Laos
Mandalay, Myanmar
Busan, South Korea- Incheon, South Korea
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Hanoi,, Vietnam
- Cần Thơ, Vietnam
- Lam Dong, Vietnam
Shanghai, China- Tianjin, China
- Kunming, China
China
East Timor
- Canberra, Australia
Gaza Strip
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Georgia
- Philippi, West Virginia, United States (2006)
Gyumri, Armenia
Newport, Wales (1989)
- Leuville-sur-Orge, France, since 2001
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- Telavi
- Biberach an der Riß, Germany, since 1987
- Napa County, United States, since 1987
India
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Armenia, Colombia
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Loughborough, England
- Leicester, England
- Columbus, Indiana, United States
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Hamilton, Canada
- Istanbul,Turkey
- Loma Linda, United States, since 1982[7]
- Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
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Caracas, Venezuela
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- Birmingham, UK
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- Salem, United States
- Kanpur
San Jose, United States Sunshine Coast, Australia Kobe, Japan Manchester, United Kingdom Okayama, Japan (established in San José, Costa Rica Veracruz, Mexico Tainan, Taiwan Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Jajmau
Stamford, United States (2000[12]) Regina, Canada
- Kalyanpur
Rockingham, Australia Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Ghatampur
Granada, Spain Sneinton, United Kingdom
- Shuklaganj
Haysville, USA Abbeymead, United Kingdom Chakeri Koshigaya, Japan South Kanpur Bournemouth, United Kingdom Barksdale[disambiguation needed], USA
- West Kanpur
Bukhara, Uzbekistan Parral, Mexico Zacatecas, Mexico Santa Fe, Spain Sorrento, Italy Tsuyama, Japan Holguín, Cuba Santa Fe, USA
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Indonesia
Iran
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Umeå, Sweden
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- Mahabad, Iran
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
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- Songpa-gu, South Korea
- Waukesha, USA
- Omsk, Russia
- Omsk, Russia
- Pushkin, Russia
- Stevenage, United Kingdom
- Izmir, Turkey
- Adana, Turkey
Mogilev, Belarus- Grosseto, Italy
Pattaya, Thailand
Khujand, Tajikistan
- Antalya, Turkey
- Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1982
Kyrgyzstan
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (1994)
Kuwait
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Lebanon
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- Sidon (Saida)
- Naples, Italy
Damascus, Syria
Larnaca, Cyprus
Faro, Portugal
Rosario, Argentina- Champagne, France
Malaysia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fukuoka, Japan
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Mongolia
- Ulan Ude, Russia
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Nepal
- Eugene, United States
- Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
- Xi'an, People's Republic of China
North Korea
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Kathmandu, Nepal- Moscow, Russia
Chiautempan, Mexico- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Tianjin, People's Republic of China
Lahore, Pakistan
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Vladivostok, Russia
Oman
- Karbala, Iraq ,year 2011
- Syaifa(New Capitaly)
- Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Lima, Peru- Afyon, Turkey
- Aachen, Germany
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Russia
Saudi Arabia
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- Acapulco, Mexico
South Korea
Syria
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Taiwan (Republic of China)
Tajikistan
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Thailand
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- Chiang Mai (city)
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Turkey
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Uzbekistan
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Cusco, Peru
Vietnam
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
- Izmir, Turkey
- Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Yaroslavl, Russia
- Seattle, United States
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- San Francisco, United States
- Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
- Namyangju, South Korea
West Bank
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