World's tallest man, shortest woman meet in US
Sultan Kösen, the world's tallest man from Türkiye, and Jyoti Amge, the world's shortest woman from India, met in Irvine, California. (AA Photo)


Sultan Kösen from Türkiye, the world's tallest man, met Jyoti Amge from India, who is currently the world's shortest woman, in Irvine, California, on Monday.

Kösen stands at a height of 2.51 meters (8 feet 3 inches), while Amge is 62.8 centimeters (a little over 2 feet) tall.

The two took a souvenir photo after breakfast.

Kösen, who is from Türkiye's southeastern Mardin province and Amge will travel to Los Angeles to attend an event organized at the invitation of an American producer, who will also record their meeting.

The two first met in Egypt's capital, Cairo, in 2018 at the invitation of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and visited the Pyramids of Giza.