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Dubai’s sister cities
Dubai has 32 sister cities, and most of the twinning agreements have been done post 2002. Sister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties. In the United Kingdom the term twin towns is most commonly used, generally referring to town-twinning with Europe, differentiating with the term sister cities which is used for twinnings with the USA.Dubai’s sister cities are:
Monterrey, Mexico
Paris, France
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Hong Kong
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Frankfurt, Germany
Osaka, Japan
Gandhinagar, India
Kish Island, Iran
Tehran, Iran
Cheb, Czech Republic
Beirut, Lebanon
Barcelona, Spain
Granada, Spain
Tripoli, Libya
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Moscow, Russia
Damascus, Syria
Geneva, Switzerland
Istanbul, Turkey
Baghdad, Iraq
Caracas, Venezuela
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City, New York, United States
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Busan, South Korea[109]
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Brisbane, Australia
