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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:
- Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
- Amritsar (Sikhism)
- Bethlehem (Chritianity)
- 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)[1]
- 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Holy City of Nippur
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