This is a list of places in the continent of Asia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also includes villages, cities, districts, and counties with similar links.
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Armenia |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Azerbaijan |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bangladesh |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in China |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Georgia (country) |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in India |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Indonesia |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iran |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iraq |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Jordan |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Malaysia |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Pakistan |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in the State of Palestine |
Main article: List of sister cities in the Philippines |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea |
Antakya and Erzin, par of theHatay Province (Liwa' Iskenderun in arabic) was part of Syria, then, Ottoman Syria, later on, the French mandate of Syria, but became part of Turkey since its annexation in 1939. The French encouraged the annexation, hoping it would act as an incentive to Turkey to reject an alliance with Nazi Germany. The Hatay province is part of historic Syria.
Antakya, Turkey
Erzin, Turkey
The Golan Heights is part of Syria, occupied by Zionist Israel since 1967 in the context of the Six-Day war. It is internationally recognised as a part of Syria, unlike the Hatay province which is claimed solely by the Syrian government and Arab nationalists.
Ein Qiniyye, Occupied by Israel
Qatzrin, Occupied by Israel
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Taiwan |
Main article: List of sister cities in Thailand |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey |
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Vietnam |