Sister cities
Twinned with Tehran
24 of 25 in this atlas
Tehran's twinning links, as recorded in this atlas, span cities across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, from Baghdad and Dushanbe to Havana, Brasília, and Pretoria. Nearly all pairings are mutual, with Berlin and Kabul listed as one-sided, meaning Tehran names them without reciprocal acknowledgment. The overall pattern shows a broad, geographically dispersed network rather than concentration within any single region.
In this atlas24
Twinned in total25
Not reciprocated2
Twinned with Tehran
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | IQ | 694 km | yes |
| Bangkok | TH | 5,454 km | yes |
| Beijing | CN | 5,601 km | yes |
| Berlin | DE | 3,506 km | not listed |
| Brasília | BR | 11,853 km | yes |
| Budapest | HU | 2,967 km | yes |
| Caracas | VE | 11,765 km | yes |
| Dubai | AE | 1,237 km | yes |
| Dushanbe | TJ | 1,569 km | yes |
| Havana | CU | 11,867 km | yes |
| Kabul | AF | 1,618 km | not listed |
| Khartoum | SD | 2,921 km | yes |
| Kinshasa | CD | 5,826 km | yes |
| Kuwait City | KW | 773 km | yes |
| London | GB | 4,399 km | yes |
| Los Angeles | US | 12,186 km | yes |
| Manila | PH | 7,235 km | yes |
| Minsk | BY | 2,738 km | yes |
| Moscow | RU | 2,464 km | yes |
| Pretoria | ZA | 7,254 km | yes |
| Saint Petersburg | RU | 3,093 km | yes |
| Sanaa | YE | 2,373 km | yes |
| Seoul | KR | 6,552 km | yes |
| Tbilisi | GE | 878 km | yes |
2 of these do not list Tehran back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.