That's right, Alexandria, Virginia has four sister cities designated by Sister Cities International. The four sister cities are:
Gyumri, Armenia
Helsingborg, Sweden.
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caen, France
After the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Alexandria was twinned with Gyumri as a show of goodwill. Armenian architects were invited to study in Virginia. There is also an Alexandria-Gyumri Armenian festival held around City Hall every year in June, the date of which is declared Armenia Day in Alexandria by the mayor.
Caen, France became a sister city in 1991. There have been a number of exchanges of students, as well as musicians and choirs.
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