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[1]
Hayward, California, United States [1]
Kazan, Russia
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Saskatoon, Canada
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, France (1968)
Batumi, Georgia
Podolsk, Russia
Alexandria, United States
Kutaisi, Georgia
Osasco, Brazil
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nardò, Italy
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Athens, Greece
Beirut, Lebanon
Bratislava, Slovakia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cambridge, United States[2][3]
Carrara, Italy
Florence, Italy
Chişinău, Moldova
Damascus, Syria
Isfahan, Iran
Kiev, Ukraine
Los Angeles, United States (2006)[4]
Lyon, France
Marseille, France
Minsk, Belarus
Montreal, Canada
Moscow, Russia
Odessa, Ukraine
Podgorica, Montenegro (2006)
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
São Paulo, Brazil (1999)
Stavropol, Russia
Tbilisi, Georgia
Volgograd, Russia (1998)
Sofia, Bulgaria (2007)
Nice, France (2007)
Delhi, India (2008)

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)
Derbent, Dagestan, Russia (2008)
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine (2005)
Newark, United States
Rustavi, Georgia
Tolyatti, Russia (2005)
Iğdır, Turkey (2006)
Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Cherkassy, Ukraine
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Monterey, United States (2011)

Bangladesh

Kunming, People's Republic of China
Vientiane, Laos
Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Kolkata, India
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
Seattle, United States
Miami, United States

China

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

East Timor

Canberra, Australia

Gaza Strip

Turin, Italy
Tromsø, Norway (2001)
Camden, New Jersey, United States

Georgia

Philippi, West Virginia, United States (2006)
Gyumri, Armenia
Newport, Wales (1989)
Leuville-sur-Orge, France, since 2001
Bilbao, Spain
Tatabánya, Hungary
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Yerevan, Armenia
Warsaw, Poland, since 1997
Kraków, Poland, since 1997 [6]
Łuków, Poland
Ardahan, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Sivas, Turkey
Lviv, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine

India

Andhra Pradesh

Dubai, UAE
Taipei, Taiwan
Osaka, Japan
Munich, Germany
Suwon, South Korea
Miyoshi, Japan
Riverside, United States
Orlando, USA
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Medellín, Colombia

Chhattisgarh

Armenia, Colombia

Delhi

Chicago, United States
London, England
Washington, D.C., United States
Tokyo, Japan
New York, United States
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yerevan, Armenia
Melbourne, Australia
Seoul, South Korea
Moscow, Russia

Gujarat

Astrakhan, Russia
Jersey City, United States
Ulsan, South Korea
Loughborough, England
Leicester, England

Jharkhand

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Karnataka

Minsk, Belarus
Cleveland, United States
San Francisco, United States
Silicon Valley, United States
New York, United States
Hamilton, Canada
Istanbul,Turkey
Loma Linda, United States, since 1982[7]

Kerala

Galveston, United States[8]
Barcelona, Spain[9][10]

Maharashtra

Berlin, Germany
London, England
Los Angeles, United States
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Stuttgart, Germany
Yokohama, Japan
Caracas, Venezuela
San Jose, United States (1992)
Bremen, Germany
Martapura, Indonesia
Tromsø, Norway (1966)
Toyota, Aichi
Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius

Punjab

Birmingham, UK

Rajasthan

Calgary, Canada
Fremont, United States of America

Tamil Nadu

Denver, United States
Cairo, Egypt
Frankfurt, Germany
San Antonio, United States
Volgograd, Russia
Salem, United States

Union Territory

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

Montreal, Canada (2000[11])

Kanpur

Jajmau

Kalyanpur

Ghatampur

Shuklaganj

Chakeri

South Kanpur

West Kanpur

West Bengal

Dallas, United States
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Long Beach, United States
Naples, Italy
Odessa, Ukraine
Thessaloniki, Greece

Indonesia

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

Iran

Barcelona, Spain
Cairo, Egypt
Florence, Italy
Freiburg, Germany
Havana, Cuba
Iaşi, Romania
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[12]
Kuwait, Kuwait
Lahore, Pakistan
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Xi'an, China
Yerevan, Armenia
Umeå, Sweden
Fresno, California, United States
Great Neck, New York, United States
Milano, Italy
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Najaf, Iraq
Kerbela, Iraq
Kazimain, Iraq
Samarra, Iraq
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Lahore, Pakistan [13]
Verona, Italy [14]
Pula, Croatia
Busan, South Korea
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - declared sister cities on October 2006.[15]
Cannes, France
Pisa, Italy
Ulmen, Germany
Essex, England
Valladolid, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Baku, Azerbaijan
Istanbul, Turkey
Vienna, Austria
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Gaza City, Gaza
Kazan, Russia
Gorazde, BIH
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Banda Aceh, Indonesia Mulai since July 2011
Beijing, China
Caracas, Venezuela
Damascus, Syria
Dubai, UAE
Havana, Cuba
Los Angeles, California, United States
London, England
Manila, Philippines
Minsk, Belarus
Moscow, Russia
Pretoria, South Africa
Seoul, South Korea
Toronto, Canada

Iraq

Cairo, Egypt
Amman, Jordan
Beirut, Lebanon
Sana'a, Yemen
Denver Regional Council of Governments, USA

Israel

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel
For West Bank see West Bank below
For The Gaza Strip see Gaza Strip above

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

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Kazakhstan
Constanţa, Romania
Poti, Georgia
Gorgan, Iran
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Astrakhan, Russia
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Uralsk, Kazakhstan
Ashdod, Israel
Kazan, Russia
Moscow, Russia
St.Petersburg, Russia, since 1996
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tucson, USA
Kiev, Ukraine
Ürümqi, China
Vilnius, Lithuania
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Istanbul, Turkey
Rennes, France
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Daegu, South Korea
Riga, Latvia
Istanbul, Turkey
İzmir, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Moscow, Russia
Pittsburgh, USA
Kazan, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Amman, Jordan
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Riga, Latvia[16]
Gdańsk, Poland, since 1996[17]
Warsaw, Poland
Tbilisi, Georgia, since 2005 [18]
Seoul, South Korea
Manila, Philippines[19]
Beijing, China[20]
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dubai, UAE
Kiev, Ukraine
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Songpa-gu, South Korea
Waukesha, USA
Arvada, USA
Bursa, Turkey
Omsk, Russia
Omsk, Russia
Pushkin, Russia
Stevenage, United Kingdom
İzmir, Turkey
Adana, Turkey
Mogilev, Belarus
Grosseto, Italy
Pattaya, Thailand
Khujand, Tajikistan
Antalya, Turkey
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1982
Ploieşti, Romania
Orenburg, Russia
Orenburg, Russia

Kyrgyzstan

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (1994)

Kuwait

Cannes, France
London, United Kingdom
Marbella, Spain
Beverly Hills, USA
Paris, France
Ankara, Turkey
Monaco, Monaco
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Navi Mumbai, India
Assalt, Jordan

Lebanon

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lebanon
Bari, Italy
L'Aquila, Italy
Thrace, Greece
Athens, Greece
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brest, France
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Strasbourg, France
Lyon, France
Marseille, France
Yerevan, Armenia
Karachi, Pakistan
Florence, Italy
São Paulo, Brazil
Damascus, Syria
Moscow, Russia
Quebec, Canada
Baghdad, Iraq
Amman, Jordan
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Nicosia, Cyprus
Los Angeles, United States
Istanbul, Turkey
Cairo, Egypt
Split, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Bogotá, Colombia
Isfahan, Iran
Mexico City, Mexico
İzmir, Turkey
Troy, Turkey
Van, Turkey
Tripoli, Greece
Sparta, Greece
Petras, Greece
Valetta, Malta
Cadiz, Spain
Monaco
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gustavia, France
Las Vegas, United States
Constanţa, 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

Adelaide, Australia, since 1973
Medan, Indonesia
Xiamen, China, since 1991
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fukuoka, Japan
Istanbul, Turkey
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Shenzhen, China, since 2006
Ankara, Turkey
Berlin, Germany
Isfahan, Iran
New York City, United States
London, United Kingdom
Malacca Town, Malaysia, since 1989
Damascus, Syria, Start since 31 July 2011
Pontianak, Indonesia
Tangerang, Indonesia
Surabaya, Indonesia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Seattle, United States, since 1992
City of Rockingham, Australia
Yongin, South Korea
Zamboanga, Philippines
Hoorn, Netherlands, since 1989
Santa Monica, United States
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, since 1989
Lisbon, Portugal, since 1984
Nanjing, China, since 2001
Valparaíso, Chile, since 1991
Brisbane, Australia
Makassar, Indonesia

Mongolia

Irving, United States
Kaposvár, Hungary
Ulan Ude, Russia
Ulan Ude, Russia
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
Taipei, Taiwan
Seoul, South Korea
Irkutsk, Russia
Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Ulan Ude, Russia
Denver, United States
Gold Coast, Australia
Miyakonojo, Japan

Nepal

Eugene, United States
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Xi'an, People's Republic of China

North Korea

Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Bălţi, Moldova
Cusco, Peru
Najaf, Iraq Start since 29 August 2011
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
Bursa, Turkey
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam, Start since 24 July 2011
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Start since 16 July 2011
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Lima, Peru
Afyon, Turkey
Aachen, Germany

Pakistan

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

Palestine

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

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

Adana, Turkey
Alexandria, Egypt
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Amman, Jordan
Baku, Azerbaijan
Cairo, Egypt
Casablanca, Morocco
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Istanbul, Turkey
Jakarta, Indonesia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Kazan, Russia
Karachi, Pakistan
Mari, Turkmenistan
Odessa, Ukraine
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shimonoseki, Japan
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Strasbourg, France
Stuttgart, Germany
Taipei, Taiwan
Xi'an, China
Acapulco, Mexico

South Korea

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

Syria

  • Solo, Indonesia Start since 2 August 2011

Taiwan (Republic of China)

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

Tajikistan

Ankara, Turkey
Boulder, Colorado, United States

Thailand

Brisbane, Australia
Perth, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Beijing, China
Berlin, Germany
Budapest, Hungary
Milan, Italy
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Manila, Philippines
Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Cape Town, South Africa
Seoul, South Korea
Madrid, Spain
Ankara, Turkey
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Washington, D.C., United States
New York City, United States
Hanoi, Vietnam
Shanghai, China
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Nice, France
Nakhodka, Russia
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Turkey

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

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Bethlehem, Palestine [38]
Madrid, Spain, since 2007[39]
Houston, United States, 2002[40]
Brisbane, Australia, since 2009[41]
Minsk, Belarus, since 2007 [42]
Islamabad, Pakistan, Start since July 2011
Algiers, Algeria
Casablanca, Morocco
Damascus, Syria
Detroit, United States
Dundee, United Kingdom
Geneva, Switzerland
Gold Coast, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Istanbul, Turkey
Manama, Bahrain
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Mandaluyong, Philippines
Karachi, Pakistan
Osaka, Japan
Shanghai, China
Yerevan, Armenia
New York City, United States

Uzbekistan

Seattle, Washington, United States
Cusco, Peru

Vietnam

Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Muscat, Oman Start since 29 September 2011
İzmir, Turkey
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Yaroslavl, Russia
Seattle, United States
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Vladivostok, Russia
Moscow, Russia
Seoul, South Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
Jakarta, Indonesia Start since August 2011
Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
San Francisco, United States
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
Namyangju, South Korea

West Bank

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Palestine

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