Sister Cities
Lhasa has four sister cities:
- Boulder, Colorado, United States, since 1987
- PotosÃ, Bolivia, since 1995
- Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, since 2004
- Beit Shemesh, Israel, since 2007
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Famous quotes containing the words sister and/or cities:
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