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List of Holy Cities



         


This is a list of cities that various groups regard as holy. Within each section the cities are ordered by their importance to the group. Groups are listed alphabetically.

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Bahá'í

  1. Akko
  2. Haifa
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Buddhism

  1. Bodh Gaya
  2. Sarnath
  3. Kushinagar
  4. Lumbini
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Mahayana Buddhism

  1. Lhasa
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Christianity

  1. Bethlehem
  2. Jerusalem
  3. Nazareth
  4. Antioch
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Roman Catholicism

  1. Rome
  2. Santiago de Compostela
  3. Lourdes
  4. Fatima
  5. Knock
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Eastern Orthodox

  1. Constantinople
  2. Mount Athos
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Russian Orthodox

  1. Moscow
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Latter-day Saint theology

  1. Independence
  2. Nauvoo
  3. Salt Lake City
  4. Palmyra, New York
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Hinduism

  1. Benares
  2. Mathura
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Islam

  1. Mecca
  2. Medina
  3. Jerusalem
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Shi'a Islam

  1. Karbala
  2. Najaf
  3. Qom

In addition to the cities listed above under Islam

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Judaism

  1. Jerusalem
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Shintoism

  1. Kyoto
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Sikhism

  1. Amritsar
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Unitarianism

  1. Boston
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See also

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