Twin cities

The history of twin-cities of the world begins from 1957. The same year the Federation of World-Wide twin-cities has been created in the France. But primary form of the twin-cities has been between Padernborn of German city and La Manche of France in 836. The twinning of cities is accompanied with strengthening and development of economical, political, educational, medicinal, environment protection relations.

Over 4000 cities has been member to the Federation of World-wide twin-cities. There are cities representing Azerbaijan. Baku and Sumgait leads in this list. Baku is a member of the Federation of World-wide twin-cities since 1978.  

Twin- cities of the republic that fraternized with cities of the foreign countries are:  

1. Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, USA

2. Houston, Texas, USA

3. Mains, Germany

4. Sarayevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

5. Johannesburg, South African Republic

6. Bordeaux, France

7. Basra, Iraq

8. Amman, Jordan

9. Tabriz, Iran

10. Naples, Italy

11. Kiev, Ukraine

12. St. Petersburg, Russia

13. Dakar, Senegal

14. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1. Moscow, the Russian Federation

2. Rustavi, Georgia

3. Olomouc, Czech Republic

4. Kutaisi, Georgia

5. Izmir, Turkey

6. Derbend, The Russian Federation

7. Kars, Turkey

8. Bursa, Turkey

9. Ankara, Turkey

10. Elazıgh, Turkey

11. Newark, New Jersey, USA

12. Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

13. Dushanbe, Tajikistan

14. Izmir, Turkey

15. Istanbul, Turkey

 16. Konya, Turkey

 17. Ordu, Turkey

18. Vungtau, Vietnam

19. Moscow, Russia

1. Ludwigshafen, Germany

2. Bari, Italy

3. Cherkassy, Ukraine

4. Ju Jou, People\'s Republic of China

5. Jeyhan, Turkey

6. Rustavi, Georgia

7. Mogilyov, Belarus

8. Lints, Austria

9. Piteshti, Romania

10. Aktau, Kazakhstan

11. Genoa, Italy

1. Giresun, Turkey

2. Gabrovo, Bulgaria

3. Slutsk, Belarus

4. Lapseki, Turkey

5. Jmerinka, Ukraine

6. Telavi, Georgia

1. Aghry, Turkey

2. Kazan, Russian Federation

3. Saratov, Russian Federation

4. Hasanli, Iran

5. Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey

6. Tolyatti, Russia

7. Golbashy, Ankara, Turkey

8. Polotsk, Belarus

1. Ighdir, Turkey

1. Ighdir, Turkey

1. Monterrey, California, USA

1. Lidiche, Czech Republic