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City important to the history or faith of a specific religion
A holy city is a city important to the history or faith of a specific religion. Such cities may also contain at least one headquarters complex (often containing a religious edifice, seminary, shrine, residence of the leading cleric of the religion and/or chambers of the religious leadership's offices) which constitutes a major destination of human traffic, or pilgrimage to the city, especially for major ceremonies and observances. A holy city is a symbolic city , representing attributes beyond its natural characteristics. Marketing experts have suggested that holy cities may be the oldest brands , and more specifically, place brands because they have value added via the perception of religious adherents.[ 1]
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Varanasi , one of the oldest and holiest cities of Hinduism
Western and South Asia [ edit ]
Haram-e-Sharif, or Temple Mount in Jerusalem , a holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Nazareth a holy city in Christianity
Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest city of Islam
City
Country
Religion(s)
Amritsar
India
Sikhism
Anandpur Sahib
India
Sikhism
Antakya (Antioch )
Turkey
Christianity
Ayodhya
India
Hinduism
Balkh
Afghanistan
Islam (Shia)[ 3]
Beirut
Lebanon
Christianity
Bethlehem
Palestine
Christianity , Islam , Judaism [ 4]
Bodh Gaya
India
Buddhism , Hinduism
Dwarka
India
Hinduism
Haifa
Israel
Baháʼí Faith
Hebron
Palestine
Judaism ,[ 5] Islam
Hittin
Israel
Druze faith [ 6]
Jerusalem
Israel / Palestine (Status of Jerusalem )
Judaism , Christianity , Islam
Kanchipuram
India
Hinduism , Jainism , Buddhism
Haridwar
India
Hinduism
Karbala
Iraq
Islam (Shia)
Kathmandu
Nepal
Hinduism
Khalwat al-Bayada
Lebanon
Druze faith [ 7]
Kufa
Iraq
Islam (Shia)
Lahore
Pakistan
Islam , Sikhism
Lumbini
Nepal
Buddhism
Mashhad
Iran
Islam (Shia)
Mathura
India
Hinduism
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Islam [ 8]
Medina
Saudi Arabia
Islam [ 9]
Meron
Israel
Judaism [ 10]
Mtskheta
Georgia
Christianity [ 11]
Nashik
India
Hinduism , Buddhism
Nablus
Palestine
Judaism ,[ 12] Samaritanism [ 13]
Najaf
Iraq
Islam (Shia)
Nankana Sahib
Pakistan
Sikhism
Nazareth
Israel
Christianity [ 14]
Prayagraj
India
Hinduism
Qom
Iran
Islam (Shia)
Safed
Israel
Judaism
Tiberias
Israel
Judaism
Vagharshapat
Armenia
Christianity
Varanasi
India
Hinduism, Buddhism
Central and East Asia [ edit ]
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh , symbol of Islamic sharia law's application in Aceh
St Peter's Square , Vatican City .
Hagia Sophia , Istanbul .
Canterbury Cathedral .
The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City .
The Flag Building in Clearwater, Florida .
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