Holy city

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]

"Holy City" redirects here. For other uses, see Holy City (disambiguation).

List of holy cities in the world

Africa
City Country Religion(s)
Aksum Ethiopia Christianity
Alexandria Egypt Christianity[2]
Ewu Nigeria Christianity
Harar Ethiopia Islam
Kairouan Tunisia Islam
Marrakesh Morocco Islam
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun Morocco Islam
Touba Senegal Islam
Zion City Moria South Africa Christianity

Asia
Varanasi, one of the oldest and holiest cities of Hinduism
Amritsar, the holiest city of Sikhism

Western and South Asia
Haram-e-Sharif, or Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest city of Islam
City Country Religion(s)
Amritsar India Sikhism
Anandpur Sahib India Sikhism
Ayodhya India Hinduism
Balkh Afghanistan Islam[3]
Beirut Lebanon Christianity, Islam
Bethlehem Palestine Judaism,[4] Christianity
Bodh Gaya India Buddhism,Hinduism
Damascus Syria Islam
Dwarka India Hinduism
Ajmer India Islam
Haifa Israel Baháʼí Faith
Hebron Palestine Judaism[5]
Jerusalem Contested Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Kanchipuram India Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism
Haridwar India Hinduism
Karbala Iraq Islam
Kashmar Iran Islam
Kathmandu Nepal Hinduism
Kufa Iraq Islam
Lahore Pakistan Islam, Sikhism
Lumbini Nepal Buddhism
Mashhad Iran Islam
Mathura India Hinduism
Mecca Saudi Arabia Islam
Medina Saudi Arabia Islam
Meron Israel Judaism[6]
Multan Pakistan Islam
Mount Sinai Egypt Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Nablus Palestine Judaism[7]
Najaf Iraq Islam
Prayagraj India Hinduism
Qom Iran Islam
Safed Israel Judaism
Tarim Yemen Islam
Tiberias Israel Judaism
Vagharshapat Armenia Christianity
Varanasi India Hinduism, Buddhism

Central and East Asia
City Country Religion(s)
Beigang Taiwan Folk religion
Dajia Taiwan Folk religion
Ise Japan Shinto
Kyoto Japan Buddhism, Shinto
Lhasa Tibet Buddhism
Turkistan Kazakhstan Islam

Southeast Asia
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, symbol of Islamic sharia law's application in Aceh
City Country Religion(s)
Antipolo Philippines Christianity
Bali Indonesia Hinduism
Banda Aceh Indonesia Islam[8]
Cirebon Indonesia Islam
Cebu City Philippines Christianity[9]
Cotabato City Philippines Islam
El Salvador, Misamis Oriental Philippines Christianity[10]
Demak Indonesia Islam
Jombang Indonesia Islam[11]
Kudus Indonesia Islam
Makati Philippines Christianity
Manila Philippines Christianity
Marawi Philippines Islam
Siam Reap Cambodia Buddhism, Hinduism
Tumpat Malaysia Islam
Valenzuela City Philippines Christianity
Zamboanga City Philippines Christianity

Europe
St Peter's Square, Vatican City.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Canterbury Cathedral.
City Country Religion(s)
Assisi Italy Christianity
Athens Greece Christianity
Avila Spain Christianity[12]
Barcelona Spain Christianity[13]
Bolghar Russia Islam
Canterbury England Christianity
Cologne Germany Christianity
Corinth Greece Christianity
Córdoba Spain Islam, Christianity
Częstochowa Poland Christianity
Istanbul Turkey Islam, Christianity
Kilkenny Ireland Christianity[14][15]
Madrid Spain Christianity
Medjugorje Bosnia and Herzegovina Christianity
Milan Italy Christianity
Munich Germany Christianity
Mtskheta Georgia Christianity[16]
Ohrid Macedonia Christianity
Prague Czech Republic Christianity
Rome Italy Christianity
Santiago de Compostela Spain Christianity
Toledo Spain Christianity
Uman Ukraine Breslov Hasidic Judaism[17]
Vatican City Vatican City Christianity
Walsingham England Christianity[12]
Warsaw Poland Christianity
Leeds England Christianity

North America
The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City.
The Flag Building in Clearwater, Florida.
City Country Religion(s)
Clearwater, Florida United States Church of Scientology
Charleston, South Carolina United States Christianity
Mexico City Mexico Christianity
Quebec City Canada Christianity
Salt Lake City United States Latter Day Saint movement
Siparia Trinidad and Tobago Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism[18]

South America
City Country Religion(s)
Aparecida Brazil Christianity[19]
Buenos Aires Argentina Christianity
Lima Peru Christianity
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Christianity
Sao Paulo Brazil Christianity

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