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List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia

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

Contents

• 1 Afghanistan
• 2 Armenia
• 3 Azerbaijan
• 4 Bangladesh
• 5 Cambodia
• 6 China
• 7 East Timor
• 8 Egypt
• 9 Georgia
• 10 India
• 11 Indonesia
• 12 Iran
• 13 Iraq
• 14 Israel
• 15 Japan
• 16 Jordan
• 17 Kazakhstan
• 18 Kyrgyzstan
• 19 Kuwait
• 20 Lebanon
• 21 Malaysia
• 22 Mongolia
• 23 Nepal
• 24 North Korea
• 25 Oman
• 26 Pakistan
• 27 Palestinian territories
• 28 Philippines
• 29 Russia
• 30 Saudi Arabia
• 31 South Korea
• 32 Sri Lanka
• 33 Syria
• 34 Taiwan
• 35 Tajikistan
• 36 Thailand
• 37 Turkey
• 38 Turkmenistan
• 39 United Arab Emirates
• 40 Uzbekistan
• 41 Vietnam
• 42 Yemen
• 43 References

Afghanistanedit

• Kabul

Istanbul, Turkey1 Kazan, Russia2 Ankara, Turkey 20033

Armeniaedit

• Yerevan

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States45

Azerbaijanedit

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Bangladeshedit

• Rajshahi

Kristiansand, Norway6

• Sylhet

St Albans, UK since 198878 Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, UK9

Cambodiaedit

Chinaedit

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

East Timoredit

• Ainaro

Madison, Wisconsin, USA10

Egyptedit

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

Georgiaedit

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

Indiaedit

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

Indonesiaedit

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

Iranedit

• Tehran111213141516171819

Seoul Los Angeles Havana Moscow Minsk Ankara Tbilisi Budapest Sarajevo

• Isfahan

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia20

• Mashad

Lahore, Pakistan21better source needed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 200622

• Kish Island

Langkawi, Malaysia23

Iraqedit

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

Israeledit

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

Japanedit

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

Jordanedit

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

Kazakhstanedit

• Astana

Riga, Latvia24 Gdańsk, Poland, 199625 Tbilisi, Georgia 200526 Manila, Philippines27 Beijing, China28

Kyrgyzstanedit

Kuwaitedit

• Kuwait City

Mexico City, Mexico29

Lebanonedit

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

Malaysiaedit

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

Mongoliaedit

Nepaledit

North Koreaedit

Omanedit

Pakistanedit

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

Palestinian territoriesedit

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

Philippinesedit

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

Russiaedit

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

Saudi Arabiaedit

South Koreaedit

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

Sri Lankaedit

Syriaedit

• Aleppo

İzmir, Turkey 5 May 199330 Lyon, France 18 October 200031 Gaziantep, Turkey 13 November 200532better source needed Brest, Belarus 28 January 201033better source needed

• Damascus

Toledo, Spain34 Córdoba, Spain35 Yerevan, Armenia, 199736

São Paulo, Brazil37 Istanbul, Turkey3839

Taiwanedit

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

Tajikistanedit

Thailandedit

Main article: List of sister cities in Thailand

• Bangkok

Washington, DC, United States 1962, 20024041 Beijing, China 199342 Budapest, Hungary 199743 Brisbane, Australia 199744 Moscow, Russia 199745 Saint Petersburg, Russia 19974647 Manila, Philippines 19972748 Jakarta, Indonesia 200249 Hanoi, Vietnam 200450 Vientiane, Laos 200451 Astana, Kazakhstan 200452

Chaozhou, China 20055354 Fukuoka, Japan 200655 Seoul, South Korea 200656 Guangzhou, China 20095758 Lausanne, Switzerland 200959 Busan, South Korea 201160 Chonqing, China 201161 Tianjin, China 201262 Ankara, Turkey 201263 Penang, Malaysia 201264 Aichi, Japan 201265

Shanghai, China 201266 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 201367 Shandong, China −68 Wuhan, China −69 Tehran, Iran 201270 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 201571 Shenzhen, China 201572 Lisbon, Portugal 201673 Dalian, China 201674 Porto, Portugal 201675 Huế, Vietnam 201676

Turkeyedit

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

Turkmenistanedit

• Turkmenabat

İzmir, Turkey77

United Arab Emiratesedit

• Abu Dhabi

Bethlehem, Palestine78 Madrid, Spain 200779 Houston, United States 200280 Brisbane, Australia 200981 Minsk, Belarus82

Uzbekistanedit

Vietnamedit

Yemenedit

• Sana'a

Ankara, Turkey 200483

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