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Article: Giza-Los Angeles: Sister cities?
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- Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
- Article date:
- September 4, 2009
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Nov. 21, 1989 was the day Giza acquired a new sister: it was the day that Giza was paired with Los Angeles.
Sister cities or city-twinning is a political program launched by ambitious mayoral offices who want to promote ties between two cities. Often the hope is that economic and cultural ties will blossom. Perhaps this was the thinking that led to an agreement between Los Angeles and Giza. Or perhaps it was simply a good opportunity for some city hall officials to take a trip with taxpayers' money across the globe.
Sister cities are often chosen because from the air they may have similar features. But you don't have to spend hours staring at a map to ...