Tehran
http://i9.tinypic.com/42tdsw2.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg) Los Angeles, USA

http://i15.tinypic.com/2h87pll.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/20px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png Havana, Cuba

http://i18.tinypic.com/2u881er.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/20px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png Pretoria, South Africa

http://i19.tinypic.com/4h0wxs8.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/20px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png Caracas, Venezuela

http://i19.tinypic.com/4g88faq.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png Beijing, China

http://i7.tinypic.com/4i2pz5z.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png Minsk, Belarus

http://i18.tinypic.com/346nclw.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/20px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg) Dushanbe, Tajikistan

http://i7.tinypic.com/352n72e.jpg

Esfehan

http://i15.tinypic.com/2prh53b.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png Saint Petersburg, Russia

http://i19.tinypic.com/30cc3lj.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/20px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Florence, Italy

http://i7.tinypic.com/4fuc0b6.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/20px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Istanbul, Turkey

http://i7.tinypic.com/2w7fpmw.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/20px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Freiburg, Germany


http://www.isfahan-freiburg.de/images/isf-freib.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/2elrvah.jpg
http://www.iranian.com/PhotoDay/2005/September/Freiburg/Images/freiburg8.jpg



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/20px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png Cairo, Egypt

http://i7.tinypic.com/405bh5c.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/20px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png Iaşi, Romania

http://i9.tinypic.com/2vng9k0.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png Yerevan, Armenia

http://i5.tinypic.com/3zgf4pd.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://i9.tinypic.com/40ohyra.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png Xi'an, People's Republic of China

http://i18.tinypic.com/2m4rbs4.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png Mecca, Saudi Arabia

http://i5.tinypic.com/3zgzm1l.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/4g4z9ti.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Pakistan_%28bordered%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Pakistan_%28bordered%29.svg.png Lahore, Pakistan

http://i15.tinypic.com/2uqekhw.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png Barcelona, Spain

http://i15.tinypic.com/2r6gupz.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png Lyon, France

http://i9.tinypic.com/2e4houx.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/20px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait City, Kuwait

http://i7.tinypic.com/2qja8ba.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/22px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png Beirut, Lebanon


http://i19.tinypic.com/2aag035.jpg

to be contd...

Nice work Gilgamesh :okay:


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png Yerevan, Armenia

http://i5.tinypic.com/3zgf4pd.jpg


Amazing! I didn't know the landscape was so beautiful!

Also... L.A. sister cities with Iran? I'm guessing that's not official...

Amazing thread Gilgamesh, thank you. Hehe, Caracas looks very similar to Tehran in that picture.

A while ago, Istanbul was listed as one of Tehran's sister cities in some official list. But now it's not.

It maybe was a misstake, does anyone know about it?

^ I'm not too sure, I think it still is

Also Vatican City was supposed to be but after the pope's outburst against Islam, Iran halted the action...

Also... L.A. sister cities with Iran? I'm guessing that's not official...


It's listed on the Los Angeles City Council site. :dunno:
http://www.lacity.org/sistercities/html/11.htm

:applause: wonderful job Gilgamesh, Aprreciated!

Great job Gilgamish....can someone explain to me what " sister" city actually means?

^^

Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. In Europe, such pairs of towns are known as twin towns, friendship towns or, in North America and Australasia, the term sister cities is used for the same concept. Twin towns often (though by no means always) have similar demographic and other characteristics.

The concept can be likened to a scaled up version of a "pen pal" scheme, in which the "pals" are whole towns or cities. In practice, the twinning arrangements often lead to student exchange programs, as well as economic and cultural collaborations.

http://i5.tinypic.com/2ihmn1w.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.pngMedina, Saudi Arabia

http://i15.tinypic.com/2ah8qqs.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/20px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png Najaf, Iraq

http://i18.tinypic.com/4gnpiev.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/20px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png Karbala, Iraq

http://i18.tinypic.com/30le8ag.jpg




http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/20px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png Kazimain, Iraq

http://i9.tinypic.com/34xl46v.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/20px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png Samarra, Iraq

http://i15.tinypic.com/4gqc6j4.jpg




http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/20px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png Lahore, Pakistan

http://i18.tinypic.com/2vii43q.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Verona, Italy

http://i7.tinypic.com/2u7m9om.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Pula, Croatia

http://i18.tinypic.com/4hjgxee.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_South_Korea_%28bordered%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%28bordered%29.svg.png Busan, South Korea

http://i18.tinypic.com/33121ee.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://i5.tinypic.com/452kvuw.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Indonesia_%28bordered%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Indonesia_%28bordered%29.svg.png Surabaya, Indonesia

http://i1.tinypic.com/nczj8z.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Japan_%28bordered%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%28bordered%29.svg.png Kochi, Japan

http://i7.tinypic.com/2u575vk.jpg

Qom

http://i5.tinypic.com/2dueazn.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/20px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png Santiago de Compostela, Spain

http://i7.tinypic.com/2r6p4c9.jpg


Yazd

http://www.yazd.com/images/JaszberenyYazd3.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/20px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png Jászberény, Hungary


The city of Jászberény is located one hundred kilometers east of Budapest, Hungary. The 'Jász' (pronounced YASS) people are of Iranian descent and settled near the rivers Zagyva and Tarna together with the 'Kun' people during the course of the thirteenth century.The Hungarian rulers granted the Jász special privileges.

http://www.yazd.com/features/Jaszbereny/Jaszberenyyazd.htm


Kashan

http://www.michelefalzone.net/photo//iran/kashansunsetzoom.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/20px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Umeå, Sweden

http://i5.tinypic.com/353440g.jpg


Hamedan

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/20px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png Kulob, Tajikistan

Rasht

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1373/clip92ld.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Georgia_%28bordered%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_%28bordered%29.svg.png Kutaisi, Georgia

http://i7.tinypic.com/3y7a5ir.jpg

finished ^^

Ankara reminds me of Tehran so much they should be sisters as well

Also... L.A. sister cities with Iran? I'm guessing that's not official...

It is official, the sister city agreement was signed before the 1979 revolution, today it is one of the only links Iran has with the US. They signed it probobly because of Los Angeles' large population of Iranians, it is the largest center of Iranian Diaspora in the world.

How do they and on what basis they call two cities sister cities ?

How do they and on what basis they call two cities sister cities ?

Sister cities are cities which cooperate in social, economical, cultural questions. For example, it can be that 2 cities have big traffic-problems, so they cooperate to solve it.

Sister cities are cities which cooperate in social, economical, cultural questions. For example, it can be that 2 cities have big traffic-problems, so they cooperate to solve it.


Aw Thank you.

So one questions. How would Los Angeles and Tehran be sister cities, I mean in what way did they help each other out?

Thanks Omid

Thanks for posting. Tehran is more like New york/Los angeles style

Isfahin is like Miami.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/ddrriivvee/venezuelan_cities/422352392_1adf3d1c6a_b.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/97907.jpg

http://static3.bareka.com/photos/medium/898210/boca.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2094/1503979718_9817dc1cd4_b.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x291/leograterol/DSC08348.jpg

I LOVE CARACAS AND I LOVE TEHRAN

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png Yerevan, my beloved hometown and sister of Esfahan :wave:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/5749520_4bd9e84f01.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/698859654_29a92b65bf.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/508612895_f2f1efa82b.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/266156536_5ea07c2bf4.jpg

http://www.sci.am/zakintour/img/pics/yerevan.JPG

"Sister Cities of Iran" LOL I was so lost LOL but nice try to make people look at them. Indeed very pretty, thanks

Los Angeles is Tehran's sister city?! no way!:horse:

and who are the brothers........:?:dunno::lol:

^That's a cheap joke :tongue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_twinning

Unless (according to that wiki page) you are a Soviet :lol:

^^ Who knows......здравствулте померанцово! xD

Aw Thank you.

So one questions. How would Los Angeles and Tehran be sister cities, I mean in what way did they help each other out?

Thanks Omid


Check this out it's pretty cool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehrangeles

there must be an official site for it.which has the archieve of every sister cities.anyone knows anything?

looks like this finally happened after years:
http://tabrizemodern.blogfa.com/post-148.aspx
Tabriz and istanbul being sisters :cheers:

تبریز و ارزروم ترکیه خواهر خوانده می شوند

http://www.bilgipolis.com/tabriz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165:1390-02-25-18-55-05&catid=36:bilgipolis

Turkey's Erzerum and Tabriz are sister cities now :cheers:

some pics of Erzerum:
http://www.allhotnewz.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Erzurum.jpg
http://files.sunrisevilla.webnode.com/200000008-15fb016f4d/erzurum.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/19554844.jpg
http://www.doluyuz.com/images/news/turkiye_illeri/erzurum.jpg
http://www.resimcity.com/data/media/287/www.resimcity.com_erzurum_resimleri_4.jpg

cool! although it looks more like qazvin or ardebil than tabriz lol, but it looks just like smaller cities in iran

ye.it has a familiar look