Holy city

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Holy city is a synonym applied to many cities, all of them central to the history or faith of specific religions. These cities include:

Contents 1 Americas 2 Europe 3 Middle East 4 South Asia 5 Central and East Asia 6 References

[edit] Americas

• Cuzco (Ancient Incan religion)
• Salt Lake City (Latter Day Saint movement)
• Temple Lot (Latter Day Saint movement)

[edit] Europe

• Rome (Ancient Roman religion (polytheistic), Christianity)
• Constantinople (Ancient and Medieval, Christianity)
• Santiago de Compostela (Priscillianism, Christianity)
• Caravaca de la Cruz (Christianity)
• Santo Toribio de Liébana (Christianity)

[edit] Middle East

• Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
• Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
• Hebron (Judaism, Islam)
• Bethlehem (Christianity)
• Kairouan (Sufi Islam)
• Karbala (Shia Islam)
• Mashhad (Shia Islam)
• Mecca (Islam)
• Medina (Islam)
• Najaf (Shia Islam)
• Nippur (Ancient Mesopotamian religions)^[1]
• Qom (Shia Islam)
• Safed (Judaism)
• Tiberias (Judaism)

[edit] South Asia

• Amritsar (Sikhism)
• Ayodhya (Hinduism)
• Badrinath (Hinduism)
• Kurukshetra (Hinduism)
• Dwarka (Hinduism)
• Gaya/Bodh Gaya (Buddhism, Hinduism)
• Kanchipuram (Hinduism)
• Lumbini (Buddhism)
• Mathura (Hinduism)
• Rajgir (Buddhism, Jainism)
• Palitana (Jainism)
• Poo Pathi (Hinduism)
• Puri (Hinduism)
• Rameswaram (Hinduism)
• Ujjain (Hinduism)
• Varanasi/Benares/Kashi (Hinduism, as well as Buddhism, Jainism)
• Vrindavan (Hinduism)

[edit] Central and East Asia

• Qufu (Confucianism)
• Lhasa (Tibetan Buddhism)
• Ise (Shinto)
• Tay Ninh (Cao Dai)
• Tenri (Tenrikyo)

[edit] References

1. ^ Holy City of Nippur