International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

Xi'an's twin towns and sister cities are:

Nara, Japan. (1974) Kyoto, Japan. (1974) Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (1985) Pau, France. (1986) Kansas City, United States. (1989) Esfahan, Iran. (1989) Dortmund, Germany. (1991) Lahore, Pakistan. (1992) Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. (1994) Gyeongju, South Korea. (1994) Iaşi, Romania. (1994) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. (1995) Istanbul, Turkey. (1996) Kathmandu, Nepal. (1996) Brasília, Brazil. (1997) Cairo, Egypt. (1997) Quebec City, Canada. (2001) Córdoba, Argentina. (2006) Pompei, Italy. (2007) Athens, Greece Kalamata, Greece (2009) Birmingham, United Kingdom. Cusco, Peru.