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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]
San Diego, California, United States[1]
Kazan, Russia
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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
Ashfield, United Kingdom
Białystok, Poland
Córdoba, Argentina
Créteil, France
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Mozdok, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
Nardò, Italy
Osasco, Brazil
Pitești, Romania
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Thessaloniki, Greece
Xi'an, China

Azerbaijan

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

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Yangon, Myanmar
Ludhiana, India
Kunming, China
Vientiane, Laos
Guangzhou, China
Kolkata, India
Kristiansand, Norway
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Bytom, Poland
Bregenz, Austria
Amman, Jordan
Luton, United Kingdom
St Albans, United Kingdom
Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

Cambodia

Stockton, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Miami, Florida, United States

China

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

East Timor

Canberra, Australia
Madison, Wisconsin, USA[7]

Georgia

Philippi, West Virginia, United States (2006)
Gyumri, Armenia
Newport, United Kingdom (1989)
Leuville-sur-Orge, France (2001)

India

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in India

Indonesia

Main article: List of Twin towns and Sister Cities in Indonesia

Iran

Umeå, Sweden
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Iraq

Monterrey, Mexico
Cairo, Egypt
Amman, Jordan
Beirut, Lebanon
Sana'a, Yemen
Denver Regional Council of Governments, United States

Israel

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel
See also: § Palestinian territories

Japan

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Jordan

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Jordan

Kazakhstan

Constanţa, Romania
Poti, Georgia
Gorgan, Iran
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Astrakhan, Russia
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Uralsk, Kazakhstan
Ashdod, Israel
Songpa-gu, South Korea
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Arvada, Colorado, United States
Bursa, Turkey
Ploieşti, Romania
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Eskişehir, Turkey
Orenburg, Russia
Omsk, Russia
Omsk, Russia
Pushkin, Russia
Antalya, Turkey
Fresno, California, United States
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1982)

Kyrgyzstan

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (1994)

Kuwait

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Lebanon

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lebanon
Bari, Italy
L'Aquila, Italy
Thrace, Greece
Monaco
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gustavia, France
Las Vegas, United States
Constanța, Romania
Sofia, Bulgaria
Odessa, Ukraine
Sochi, Russia
Naples, Italy
Damascus, Syria
Larnaca, Cyprus
Faro, Portugal
Orléans, France
Algiers, Algeria
Tunis, Tunisia
Málaga, Spain
Carthage, Tunisia
Rosario, Argentina
Champagne, France

Malaysia

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Malaysia

Mongolia

Irving, Texas, United States
Kaposvár, Hungary
Ulan Ude, Russia
Ulan Ude, Russia

Nepal

Eugene, Oregon, United States
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Xi'an, China

North Korea

Shanghai, China
Bălți, Moldova
Cusco, Peru
Najaf, Iraq (29 August 2011)
Ryazan, Russia
Kathmandu, Nepal
Moscow, Russia
Seoul, South Korea
Baghdad, Iraq
Georgetown, Guyana
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)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Bengkulu, Indonesia
Lima, Peru
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Aachen, Germany

Pakistan

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Pakistan

Palestinian territories

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in the 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

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Philippines

Russia

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Saudi Arabia

Acapulco, Mexico
Charlotte, United States
Singapore, Singapore

South Korea

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Sri Lanka

Reading, United Kingdom
Shanghai, China
Malé, Maldives
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Leeds, United Kingdom
Guangzhou, China

Syria

Taiwan

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Taiwan (Republic of China)

Tajikistan

Ankara, Turkey
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Boulder, Colorado, United States

Thailand

Shanghai, China
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Singapore, Singapore
Shandong, China
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Nice, France
Nakhodka, Russia
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Reno, Nevada, United States

Turkey

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey

Turkmenistan

İzmir, Turkey [61]

United Arab Emirates

Bethlehem, Palestine [62]
Kish Island, Iran
Iquique, Chile
Madrid, Spain (2007)[63]
Houston, United States (2002)[64]
Brisbane, Australia (2009)[65]
Minsk, Belarus (2007) [66]
Islamabad, Pakistan (July 2011)

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
Seoul, South Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
Jakarta, Indonesia (August 2011)
Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
San Francisco, California, United States
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
Namyangju, South Korea

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