Holy city

Holy city

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

*Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
*Amritsar (Sikhism)
*Bethlehem (Christianity)
*Caravaca de la Cruz (Christianity)
*Cuzco (Ancient Incan religion)
*Dwarka (Hinduism)
*Gaya (Buddhism, Hinduism)
*Hebron (Judaism, Islam)
*Ise (Shintoism)
*Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
*Judea (Christianity)
*Kairouan (Islam)
*Karbala (Shia Islam)
*Kurukshetra (Hinduism)
*Lhasa (Tibetan Buddhism)
*Lumbini (Buddhism)
*Mashhad (Shia Islam)
*Mecca (Islam)
*Medina (Islam)
*Najaf (Shia Islam)
*Nippur (Ancient Mesopotamian religions) [ [http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/nip/#HolyCity Holy City of Nippur] ]
*Palitana (Jainism)
*Poo Pathi (Hinduism)
*Qom (Shia Islam)
*Qufu (Confucianism)
*Rajgir (Buddhism, Jainism)
*Rameswaram (Hinduism)
*Rome (Ancient Roman religion (polytheistic), Christianity)
*Santiago de Compostela (Priscillianism, Christianity)
*Safed (Judaism)
*Tiberias (Judaism)
*Varanasi (Hinduism, as well as Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism to varying degrees)
*Vrindavan (Hinduism)

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