Twin Towns and Sister Cities
Birobidzhan is twinned with:
- Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- Hegang, Heilongjiang, China
- Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel
- Niigata, Japan
Read more about this topic: Birobidzhan, International Relations
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