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 Islam (Shia) Lahore Islam , Sikhism Lumbini Nepal Buddhism Mashhad Islam (Shia) Mathura India Hinduism Mecca Saudi Arabia Islam [ 8] Medina Islam [ 9] Meron Israel Judaism [ 10] Mtskheta Georgia Christianity [ 11] Nashik India Hinduism , Buddhism Nablus Palestine Judaism ,[ 12] Samaritanism [ 13] Najaf Islam (Shia) Nankana Sahib Sikhism Nazareth Israel Christianity [ 14] Prayagraj India Hinduism Qom Iran Islam (Shia) Safed Israel Judaism Tiberias Israel Judaism Vagharshapat Armenia Christianity Varanasi 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 . ^ Metti, Michael Sebastian (1 June 2011). "Jerusalem – the most powerful brand in history" . Stockholm University School of Business . Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011 . ^ Trigilio, Rev John Jr.; Brighenti, Rev Kenneth; Cafone, Rev Monsignor James (10 May 2011). Catholic Mass For Dummies ISBN 9780470767863 ^ "Visit Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan • The City Of The Noble Shrine" . www.joaoleitao.com . 17 January 2020.^ "Bethlehem" . www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org . Retrieved 12 July 2021 .^ "Four Holy Cities of Israel: What and Why?" . Chabad .^ Dana, Nissim. (2003). The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity and Status, Sussex Academic Press , pp. 28–30. ^ Nissîm Dānā (2003). The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity and Status ISBN 978-1-903900-36-9 . Retrieved 11 September 2012 . ^ "Makkah" . www.visitsaudi.com . Retrieved 3 May 2024 .^ www.nusuk.sa https://www.nusuk.sa/destination/madina . Retrieved 3 May 2024 .^ "Meron: Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai" .^ "Historical city Mtskheta becomes "Holy City" . Agenda.ge. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014 .^ "Shechem (Nablus)" . www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org . Retrieved 12 July 2021 .^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre (11 October 2017). "Mount Gerizim and the Samaritans" . Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ Jeffrey, David L. (1992). A Dictionary of biblical tradition in English literature ISBN 978-0-85244-224-1 Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020 . ^ "Pilgrimage to the Philippines for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress, 2016" .^ BusinessWeek Mindanao 26 August 2011: "Divine Mercy Shrine in Misamis Oriental celebrates Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary" Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine ^ "10 Destinos únicos para todo o peregrino católico visitar" .^ Parry, Ken (2009). Christianity: Religions of the World . Infobase Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 9781438106397 ^ Parry, Ken (2010). The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity . John Wiley & Sons. p. 368. ISBN 9781444333619 ^ "The Kilkenny Cats - Popular Rhymes and Sayings of Ireland" . www.libraryireland.com .^ "St Canice's Cathedral is Kilkenny's Sacré Coeur - except that it has ghosts" . www.kilkennypeople.ie . 15 February 2013.^ Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature ^ "Pilgrimage to Uman • Abbas • Patrick Zachmann • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos" . Magnum Photos . Retrieved 12 July 2021 .^ Keith McNeal (March–April 2002). "Miracle Mother — Siparee Mai, La Divina Pastora" . Caribbean Beat Magazine . ^ Humanas, Alexandre De Freitas-Graduado E. Pós-graduado Em Ciências (16 July 2012). "Cidades e Lugares: Cidades sagradas para o Cristianismo" . ^ Martin Gray (2022). "Luján" . Sacred Sites . 
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