Sister cities
Twinned with Xi’an
13 of 36 in this atlas
Xi'an's declared twinnings span a wide geographic range, from Athens, Birmingham, and Saint Petersburg in Europe to Cairo, Jeddah, and Isfahan across the Middle East, and on to Kyoto, Daejeon, Kathmandu, and Lahore in Asia, plus Brasília in South America. Nearly all pairings are mutual, with Istanbul standing as the sole one-sided case, not naming Xi'an in return.
In this atlas13
Twinned in total36
Not reciprocated1
Twinned with Xi’an
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | GR | 7,379 km | yes |
| Birmingham | GB | 8,282 km | yes |
| Brasília | BR | 16,922 km | yes |
| Cairo | EG | 7,143 km | yes |
| Daejeon | KR | 1,688 km | yes |
| Isfahan | IR | 5,243 km | yes |
| Istanbul | TR | 6,833 km | not listed |
| Jeddah | SA | 6,872 km | yes |
| Kathmandu | NP | 2,360 km | yes |
| Konya | TR | 6,683 km | yes |
| Kyoto | JP | 2,448 km | yes |
| Lahore | PK | 3,227 km | yes |
| Saint Petersburg | RU | 6,152 km | yes |
1 of these do not list Xi’an back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.