List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia
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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
Gering, Nebraska, United States[1]
- 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, California, United States
- Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
- Pasadena, California, United States
- Bagneux, France (1968)
- Batumi, Georgia
Podolsk, Russia
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- Kutaisi, Georgia
Osasco, Brazil
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nardò, Italy
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Azerbaijan
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- Derbent, Dagestan, Russia (2008)
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine (2005)- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Rustavi, Georgia
- Tolyatti, Russia (2005)
Iğdır, Turkey (2006)
- Gabrovo, Bulgaria
- Cherkassy, Ukraine
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Akanthou, Northern Cyprus since 2005 [5]
Gyöngyös, Hungary
- Monterey, California, United States (2011)
- Rizokarpaso, Northern Cyprus since 2005 [5]
- Ayios Seryios, Northern Cyprus since 2005 [5]
Bangladesh
Kristiansand, Norway
Amman, Jordan
Luton, United Kingdom- St Albans, United Kingdom
- Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Cambodia
- Stockton, California, United States
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- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Miami, Florida, United States
China
East Timor
- Canberra, Australia
Georgia
- Philippi, West Virginia, United States (2006)
Gyumri, Armenia- Newport, United Kingdom (1989)
- Leuville-sur-Orge, France (2001)
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- Telavi
- Biberach an der Riß, Germany (1987)
- Napa County, California, United States (1987)
India
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Armenia, Colombia
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- Astrakhan, Russia
- Jersey City, United States
Ulsan, South Korea
- Loughborough, United Kingdom
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Columbus, Indiana, United States
Minsk, Belarus- Cleveland, United States
- San Francisco, United States
- Silicon Valley, United States
- New York City, United States
Hamilton, Canada
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Loma Linda, California, United States (1982)[7]
- Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
- Galveston, Texas, United States[8]
- Berlin, Germany
- London, United Kingdom
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Stuttgart, Germany
Yokohama, Japan
Caracas, Venezuela
- San Jose, California, United States (1992)
- Bremen, Germany
Martapura[disambiguation needed], Indonesia- Tromsø, Norway (1966)
- Toyota, Aichi
Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Abbotsford, Canada
- Calgary, Canada
- Fremont, California, United States
- Denver, Colorado, United States
Cairo, Egypt- Frankfurt, Germany
- San Antonio, United States
- Volgograd, Russia
- Toledo, Ohio, United States
- Salem, Oregon, United States
Loures, Portugal (1998)
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- Rockingham, Australia
- Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan
- Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Haysville, Kansas, United States
- Abbeymead, United Kingdom
- Koshigaya, Japan
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
- Barksdale, Wisconsin, United States
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- Dallas, United States
Dhaka, Bangladesh- Incheon, South Korea
- Jersey City, United States
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Naples, Italy
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Thessaloniki, Greece
Indonesia
Iran
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Umeå, Sweden
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Iraq
- Denver Regional Council of Governments, United States
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
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- Songpa-gu, South Korea
- Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
- Arvada, Colorado, United States
- Bursa, Turkey
- Omsk, Russia
- Omsk, Russia
- Pushkin, Russia
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- Antalya, Turkey
- Fresno, California, United States
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1982)
Kyrgyzstan
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (1994)
Kuwait
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Lebanon
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Monaco- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Gustavia, France
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Sidon (Saida)
Malaysia
Mongolia
- Irving, Texas, United States
- Kaposvár, Hungary
- Ulan Ude, Russia
- Ulan Ude, Russia
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Nepal
- Eugene, Oregon, United States
- Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Xi'an, China
North Korea
- Shanghai, China
Kathmandu, Nepal- Moscow, Russia
Chiautempan, Mexico- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Tianjin, China
Lahore, Pakistan- Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Vladivostok, Russia
Oman
Karbala, Iraq (2011)- Bursa, Turkey
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam (24 July 2011)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (16 July 2011)
Makkah, Saudi Arabia- Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Lima, Peru- Afyon, Turkey
- Aachen, Germany
Pakistan
Palestinian territories
- Monterrey, Mexico
- Milan, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- Cologne, Germany
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Barcelona, Spain
- Turin, Italy
- Tromsø, Norway (2001)
- Camden, New Jersey, United States
Tel Aviv, Israel
Philippines
Russia
Saudi Arabia
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- Acapulco, Mexico
Singapore
- Batam, Indonesia [citation needed]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia [citation needed]
South Korea
Sri Lanka
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Shanghai, China
Malé, Maldives- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Guangzhou, China
Syria
- Aleppo
- İzmir, Turkey (5 May 1993)[21]
- Lyon, France (18 October 2000)[22]
- Gaziantep, Turkey (13 November 2005)[23]
- Brest, Belarus (28 January 2010)[24]
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Taiwan
Tajikistan
- Ankara, Turkey
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
Thailand
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- Shanghai, China
- Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Chiang Mai (city)
- Kunming, Yunnan, China
Singapore, Singapore
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- Nice, France
- Nakhodka, Russia
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Reno, Nevada, United States
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Bethlehem, Palestine [63]- Madrid, Spain (2007)[64]
- Houston, United States (2002)[65]
- Brisbane, Australia (2009)[66]
- Minsk, Belarus (2007) [67]
- Islamabad, Pakistan (July 2011)
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Uzbekistan
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Cusco, Peru
Vietnam
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Muscat, Oman (29 September 2011)
- İzmir, Turkey
- Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Yaroslavl, Russia
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
- Namyangju, South Korea
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