Twin Towns and Sister Cities
Glasgow is twinned with various cities.
- Nuremberg (Germany) (since 1985)
- Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (1986)
- Dalian (China) (1997)
- Havana (Cuba) (2002)
- Turin (Italy) (2003)
- Lahore (Pakistan) 2006
- Marseille (France) (2006)
- Bethlehem (West Bank) (2007)
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