Transfer iPhone address book to mac

While ago it's been possible and easy to transfer address book contacts to mac contacts. Now it is impossible to do with iTunes! Why is that? since i don't use iCloud and do not use in future and there is reason - it is pointless since external HDD are cheap and it is no problem to back up and keep it safe (i don't trust cloud services, no matter how it is safe - nothing is safe on network)
So... there is a way to transfer my contacts to mac?

One of the only ways is to use iCloud. Its a secure and proper way of your contacts, information and apps and data to be automatically transferred from iphone to mac. As long as you use iCloud with your iphone and log in with that same account with your mac, all your contact information and others will be transferred to mac/phone.

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