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Old page wikitext, before the edit (`old_wikitext`)	'{{redirect\|Holy City}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2018}} 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 [[brand]]s, and more specifically, [[Place branding\|place brand]]s because they have value added via the perception of religious adherents.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Michael Sebastian \|last=Metti \|title=Jerusalem – the most powerful brand in history \|url=http://www.fek.su.se/en/Research/Subdisciplines/Marketing/Stockholm-Program-of-Place-Branding \|work=[[Stockholm University School of Business]] \|date=1 June 2011 \|access-date=1 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20110612234127/http://www.fek.su.se/en/Research/Subdisciplines/Marketing/Stockholm-Program-of-Place-Branding \|archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref> ==List of holy cities in the world== ===Africa=== {\| class="wikitable" \|+ !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Aksum \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Egypt \|Christianity \|- \|Alexandria \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Egypt \|Christianity<ref>[https://books.google.com.br/books?id=tGY0DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA182&dq=Catholic+Alexandria&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw4cbEgZ3kAhVQGLkGHefpBicQ6AEISjAF#v=onepage&q=Catholic%20Alexandria&f=false Catholic Mass For Dummies Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, Rev. Monsignor James Cafone] {{ISBN\|978-0470767863}}</ref> \|- \|Ewu \|{{Flagicon\|Nigeria}} Nigeria \|Christianity \|- \|Harar \|{{Flagicon\|ETH}} Ethopia \|Islam \|- \|Kariouan \|{{Flagicon\|TUN}} Tunisia \|Islam \|- \|Marrakesh \|{{Flagicon\|Morocco}} Morocco \|Islam \|- \|Moulay Idriss Zerhoun \|{{Flagicon\|Morocco}} Morocco \|Islam \|- \|Touba \|{{Flagicon\|Senegal}} Senegal \|Islam \|- \|Zion City Moria \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} South Africa \|Christianity \|} ===South America=== {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Aparecida \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity<ref>http://cidadeselugares.blogspot.com/2012/07/cidades-sagradas-para-o-cristianismo.html</ref> \|- \|Buenos Aires \|{{Flagicon\|Argentina}} Argentina \|Christianity \|- \|Lima \|{{Flagicon\|Peru}} Peru \|Christianity \|- \|Rio de Janeiro \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity \|- \|Sao Paulo \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity \|} === North America === {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Clearwater \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Charleston \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Missouri \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity, Judaism \|- \|Mexico City \|{{Flagicon\|Mexico}} Mexico \|Christianity \|- \|New York \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity, Judaism<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/nyregion/new-york-today-a-holy-city.html New York Today: A Holy City]</ref> \|- \|Quebec City \|{{Flagicon\|Canada}} Canada \|Christianity \|- \|Salt Lake City \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Siparia \|{{Flagicon\|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago \|Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism<ref>http://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-54/siparee-mai-miracle-mother#axzz54IoQr600</ref> \|} === Europe === [[File:St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Saint Peter's Square\|St Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]].]] [[File:Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_(2216460729).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Hagia Sophia]], [[Istanbul]].]] [[File:Canterbury Cathedral from University of Kent.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Canterbury Cathedral]].]] {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Assisi \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Athens \|{{Flagicon\|Greece}} Greece \|Christianity \|- \|Avila \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity<ref name="10 Holy" /> \|- \|Barcelona \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity<ref>[http://mgturismo.com.br/2019/06/26/10-destinos-unicos-para-todo-o-peregrino-catolico-visitar/ 10 Destinos únicos para todo o peregrino católico visitar]</ref> \|- \|Bolghar \|{{Flagicon\|Russia}} Russia \|Islam \|- \|Canterbury \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|- \|Cologne \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} Germany \|Christianity \|- \|Corinth \|{{Flagicon\|Greece}} Greece \|Christianity \|- \|Córdoba \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Islam, Christianity \|- \|Częstochowa \|{{Flagicon\|Poland}} Poland \|Christianity \|- \|Istanbul \|{{Flagicon\|Turkey}} Turkey \|Islam \|- \|Kilkenny \|{{Flagicon\|Ireland}} Ireland \|Christianity)<ref>http://www.libraryireland.com/social-history/popular-rhymes/kilkenny-cats.php</ref><ref>http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/62942/St-Canice-s-Cathedral-is-Kilkenny.html</ref> \|- \|Madrid \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Medjugorje \|{{Flagicon\|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina \|Christianity \|- \|Milan \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Munich \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} Germany \|Christianity \|- \|Mtskheta \|{{Flagicon\|Georgia}} Georgia \|Christianity<ref>{{cite news\|date=7 April 2014\|title=Historical city Mtskheta becomes "Holy City"\|agency=Agenda.ge\|url=http://agenda.ge/news/11866/eng\|access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> \|- \|Ohrid \|{{Flagicon\|Macedonia}} Macedonia \|Christianity \|- \|Prague \|{{Flagicon\|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic \|Christianity \|- \|Rome \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Santiago de Compostela \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Toledo \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Vatican \|{{Flagicon\|Vatican City}} Vatican City \|Christianity, Islam \|- \|Walsingham \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity<ref name="10 Holy">[http://ctscatholiccompass.org/10-holy-places-to-go-on-pilgrimage/ 10 Holy places to go on Pilgrimage]</ref> \|- \|Warsaw \|{{Flagicon\|Poland}} Poland \|Christianity \|- \|Westminster \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|} ===Western Asia=== {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Beirut \|{{Flagicon\|Lebanon}} Lebanon \|Islam \|- \|Bethlehem \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Christianity \|- \|Hebron \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Judasim \|- \|Jerusalem \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Judaism, Christianity \|- \|Karbala \|{{Flagicon\|Iraq}} Iraq \|Islam \|- \|Kashmar \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Mashhad \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Mecca \|{{Flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia \|Islam \|- \|Medina \|{{Flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia \|Islam \|- \|Mount Sinai \|{{Flagicon\|Egypt}} Egypt \|Islam, Judaism, Christianity \|- \|Najaf \|{{Flagicon\|Iraq}} Iraq \|Islam \|- \|Qom \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Tarim \|{{Flagicon\|Yemen}} Yemen \|Islam \|- \|Canterbury \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|- \|Vagharshapat \|{{Flagicon\|Armenia}} Armenia \|Christianity \|- \|Yazd \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|} [[File:Temple mount.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\| [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] in [[Jerusalem]], a holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam]] [[File:Shrine of the Báb in Haifa 6801-11.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Shrine of the Báb]] in [[Haifa]], sacred to the [[Baháʼí Faith]].]] ===South Asia=== [[Balkh]] ([[Zoroastrianism]]) [[Mazar-i-Sharif]] ([[Islam in Afghanistan]])<ref>http://www.joaoleitao.com/adventure/visit-mazar-sharif-afghanistan</ref> [[File:Varanasi.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Ganges River]] in [[Varanasi]]]] [[Allahabad]]/Prayagraj (Hinduism) [[Kushinagar]] (Buddhism) [[Ladakh]] (Buddhism) [[Darjeeling]] (Buddhism) [[Dharmshala]] (Buddhism) [[Ajmer]] (Islam) [[Anandpur Sahib]] (Sikhism) [[Anuradhapura]] (Buddhism) [[Ayodhya]] (Hinduism) [[Badrinath]] (Hinduism) [[Barmer, Rajasthan\|Barmer]] (Jainism) [[Bodh Gaya]] (Buddhism) [[Tawang]] (Buddhism) [[Chamkaur]] Sahib (Sikhism) [[Kochi#Culture\|Cochin (Kochi)]] (Christianity & Judaism) [[Damdama Sahib]] (Sikhism) [[Dwarka]] (Hinduism) [[Falna]] (Jainism) [[Fatehgarh Sahib]] (Sikhism) [[Goindwal]] [[Sahib]] (Sikhism) [[Gaya, India\|Gaya]]/Bodh Gaya ([[Buddhism]], Hinduism) [[Jaipur]] (Jainism) [[Kathmandu]] ([[Hinduism]]-[[Buddhism]]) [[Kanchipuram]] (Hinduism) [[Kandy]] (Buddhism) [[Kartarpur, India\|Kartarpur]] Sahib, India (Sikhism) [[Kiratpur Sahib]] (Sikhism) 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[[Śvētāmbara\|Svetambara]] Jains) [[Vallarpadam#places of interest\|Vallarpadam]] (Christianity) [[Varanasi]]/Benares/Kashi (Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism) [[Old Goa#Churches of old Goa\|Velha Goa]]<ref>https://www.visittnt.com/blog/top-10-religious-pilgrimage-destinations-india/</ref> (Christianity) [[Velankanni]] (Christianity) [[Vrindavan]] (Hinduism) [[Nalanda]] (Buddhism) [[Amravati (AP)]] (Buddhism) [[Shravasthi]] (Buddhism) ===Central and East Asia=== [[Qufu]] (Confucianism) [[Lhasa]] (Tibetan Buddhism) [[Thimphu]] (Tibetan Buddhism) [[Ise, Mie\|Ise]] ([[Shinto]]) [[Yawata, Kyoto\|Yawata]] (Shinto) [[Mount Kōya]] ([[Shingon]] Buddhism) [[Kyoto]] ([[Japanese Buddhism]], Shinto) [[Tenri, Nara\|Tenri]] ([[Tenrikyo]]) [[Turkestan (city)\|Turkestan]] (Islam) ===Southeast Asia=== [[File:Meuseujid Raya Baiturrahman, Aceh.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Baiturrahman Grand Mosque]] in [[Banda Aceh]], symbol of Islamic sharia law's application in [[Aceh]]]] [[Denpasar]] ([[Balinese Hinduism]]) [[Banda Aceh]] (Islam)<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://bandaacehkota.go.id/p/sejarah.html\|title=Sejarah -\|access-date=27 September 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jombang Regency\|Jombang]] (Islam)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jombangkab.go.id/page/sejarah\|title=Portal Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten JOMBANG\|website=www.jombangkab.go.id\|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> [[Kudus Regency\|Kudus]] (Islam) [[Demak Regency\|Demak]] (Islam) [[Cirebon]] (Islam) [[Borobudur]] (Buddhism) [[Prambanan]] (Hinduism) [[Cebu City]] (Roman Catholicism) <ref name="Philippines">[https://www.tektonministries.org/dynamci-evangelization-pilgrimage-to-the-philippines-for-the-51st-international-eucharistic-congress-2016/ PILGRIMAGE TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE 51ST INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, 2016]</ref> [[Manila]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[El Salvador, Misamis Oriental\|City of El Salvador]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name=BWeek >''BusinessWeek Mindanao'' 26 August 2011: "DIVINE MERCY SHRINE in Misamis Oriental celebrates Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2011/08/26/divine-mercy-shrine-in-misamis-oriental-celebrates-birthday-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316153217/http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2011/08/26/divine-mercy-shrine-in-misamis-oriental-celebrates-birthday-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ \|date=2018-03-16 }}</ref> [[Antipolo]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila\|Valenzuela City]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Zamboanga City]] (Roman Catholicism, Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Makati]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Cotabato City]] (Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Marawi]] (Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Tumpat District\|Tumpat]] (Islam) [[Angkor]] (Hinduism and Buddhism) [[Vientiane]] (Buddhism) [[Tay Ninh]] ([[Cao Dai]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline\|Holy cities}} {{Expand list\|date=August 2008}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy City}} [[Category:Holy cities\| ]]'
New page wikitext, after the edit (`new_wikitext`)	'{{redirect\|Holy City}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2018}} 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 [[brand]]s, and more specifically, [[Place branding\|place brand]]s because they have value added via the perception of religious adherents.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Michael Sebastian \|last=Metti \|title=Jerusalem – the most powerful brand in history \|url=http://www.fek.su.se/en/Research/Subdisciplines/Marketing/Stockholm-Program-of-Place-Branding \|work=[[Stockholm University School of Business]] \|date=1 June 2011 \|access-date=1 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20110612234127/http://www.fek.su.se/en/Research/Subdisciplines/Marketing/Stockholm-Program-of-Place-Branding \|archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref> ==List of holy cities in the world== ===Africa=== {\| class="wikitable" \|+ !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Aksum \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Egypt \|Christianity \|- \|Alexandria \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Egypt \|Christianity<ref>[https://books.google.com.br/books?id=tGY0DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA182&dq=Catholic+Alexandria&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw4cbEgZ3kAhVQGLkGHefpBicQ6AEISjAF#v=onepage&q=Catholic%20Alexandria&f=false Catholic Mass For Dummies Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, Rev. Monsignor James Cafone] {{ISBN\|978-0470767863}}</ref> \|- \|Ewu \|{{Flagicon\|Nigeria}} Nigeria \|Christianity \|- \|Harar \|{{Flagicon\|ETH}} Ethopia \|Islam \|- \|Kariouan \|{{Flagicon\|TUN}} Tunisia \|Islam \|- \|Marrakesh \|{{Flagicon\|Morocco}} Morocco \|Islam \|- \|Moulay Idriss Zerhoun \|{{Flagicon\|Morocco}} Morocco \|Islam \|- \|Touba \|{{Flagicon\|Senegal}} Senegal \|Islam \|- \|Zion City Moria \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} South Africa \|Christianity \|} ===South America=== {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Aparecida \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity<ref>http://cidadeselugares.blogspot.com/2012/07/cidades-sagradas-para-o-cristianismo.html</ref> \|- \|Buenos Aires \|{{Flagicon\|Argentina}} Argentina \|Christianity \|- \|Lima \|{{Flagicon\|Peru}} Peru \|Christianity \|- \|Rio de Janeiro \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity \|- \|Sao Paulo \|{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Brazil \|Christianity \|} === North America === {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Clearwater \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Charleston \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Missouri \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity, Judaism \|- \|Mexico City \|{{Flagicon\|Mexico}} Mexico \|Christianity \|- \|New York \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity, Judaism<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/nyregion/new-york-today-a-holy-city.html New York Today: A Holy City]</ref> \|- \|Quebec City \|{{Flagicon\|Canada}} Canada \|Christianity \|- \|Salt Lake City \|{{Flagicon\|US}} United States \|Christianity \|- \|Siparia \|{{Flagicon\|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago \|Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism<ref>http://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-54/siparee-mai-miracle-mother#axzz54IoQr600</ref> \|} === Europe === [[File:St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Saint Peter's Square\|St Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]].]] [[File:Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_(2216460729).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Hagia Sophia]], [[Istanbul]].]] [[File:Canterbury Cathedral from University of Kent.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Canterbury Cathedral]].]] {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Assisi \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Athens \|{{Flagicon\|Greece}} Greece \|Christianity \|- \|Avila \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity<ref name="10 Holy" /> \|- \|Barcelona \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity<ref>[http://mgturismo.com.br/2019/06/26/10-destinos-unicos-para-todo-o-peregrino-catolico-visitar/ 10 Destinos únicos para todo o peregrino católico visitar]</ref> \|- \|Bolghar \|{{Flagicon\|Russia}} Russia \|Islam \|- \|Canterbury \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|- \|Cologne \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} Germany \|Christianity \|- \|Corinth \|{{Flagicon\|Greece}} Greece \|Christianity \|- \|Córdoba \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Islam, Christianity \|- \|Częstochowa \|{{Flagicon\|Poland}} Poland \|Christianity \|- \|Istanbul \|{{Flagicon\|Turkey}} Turkey \|Islam \|- \|Kilkenny \|{{Flagicon\|Ireland}} Ireland \|Christianity)<ref>http://www.libraryireland.com/social-history/popular-rhymes/kilkenny-cats.php</ref><ref>http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/62942/St-Canice-s-Cathedral-is-Kilkenny.html</ref> \|- \|Madrid \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Medjugorje \|{{Flagicon\|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina \|Christianity \|- \|Milan \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Munich \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} Germany \|Christianity \|- \|Mtskheta \|{{Flagicon\|Georgia}} Georgia \|Christianity<ref>{{cite news\|date=7 April 2014\|title=Historical city Mtskheta becomes "Holy City"\|agency=Agenda.ge\|url=http://agenda.ge/news/11866/eng\|access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> \|- \|Ohrid \|{{Flagicon\|Macedonia}} Macedonia \|Christianity \|- \|Prague \|{{Flagicon\|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic \|Christianity \|- \|Rome \|{{Flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \|Christianity \|- \|Santiago de Compostela \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Toledo \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} Spain \|Christianity \|- \|Vatican \|{{Flagicon\|Vatican City}} Vatican City \|Christianity, Islam \|- \|Walsingham \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity<ref name="10 Holy">[http://ctscatholiccompass.org/10-holy-places-to-go-on-pilgrimage/ 10 Holy places to go on Pilgrimage]</ref> \|- \|Warsaw \|{{Flagicon\|Poland}} Poland \|Christianity \|- \|Westminster \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|} ===Western Asia=== {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Beirut \|{{Flagicon\|Lebanon}} Lebanon \|Islam \|- \|Bethlehem \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Christianity \|- \|Hebron \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Judasim \|- \|Jerusalem \|{{Flagicon\|Palestine}} Palestine \|Islam, Judaism, Christianity \|- \|Karbala \|{{Flagicon\|Iraq}} Iraq \|Islam \|- \|Kashmar \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Mashhad \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Mecca \|{{Flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia \|Islam \|- \|Medina \|{{Flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia \|Islam \|- \|Mount Sinai \|{{Flagicon\|Egypt}} Egypt \|Islam, Judaism, Christianity \|- \|Najaf \|{{Flagicon\|Iraq}} Iraq \|Islam \|- \|Qom \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|- \|Tarim \|{{Flagicon\|Yemen}} Yemen \|Islam \|- \|Canterbury \|{{Flagicon\|England}} England \|Christianity \|- \|Vagharshapat \|{{Flagicon\|Armenia}} Armenia \|Christianity \|- \|Yazd \|{{Flagicon\|Iran}} Iran \|Islam \|} [[File:Temple mount.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\| [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] in [[Jerusalem]], a holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam]] [[File:Shrine of the Báb in Haifa 6801-11.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Shrine of the Báb]] in [[Haifa]], sacred to the [[Baháʼí Faith]].]] ===South Asia=== {\| class="wikitable" !City !Country !Religion(s) \|- \|Balkh \|{{Flagicon\|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan \|Islam \|- \|Mazar-i-Sharif \|{{Flagicon\|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan \|Islam<ref>http://www.joaoleitao.com/adventure/visit-mazar-sharif-afghanistan</ref> \|- \|Multan \|{{Flagicon\|Pakistan}} Pakistan \|Islam \|} ===Central and East Asia=== [[Qufu]] (Confucianism) [[Lhasa]] (Tibetan Buddhism) [[Thimphu]] (Tibetan Buddhism) [[Ise, Mie\|Ise]] ([[Shinto]]) [[Yawata, Kyoto\|Yawata]] (Shinto) [[Mount Kōya]] ([[Shingon]] Buddhism) [[Kyoto]] ([[Japanese Buddhism]], Shinto) [[Tenri, Nara\|Tenri]] ([[Tenrikyo]]) [[Turkestan (city)\|Turkestan]] (Islam) ===Southeast Asia=== [[File:Meuseujid Raya Baiturrahman, Aceh.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Baiturrahman Grand Mosque]] in [[Banda Aceh]], symbol of Islamic sharia law's application in [[Aceh]]]] [[Denpasar]] ([[Balinese Hinduism]]) [[Banda Aceh]] (Islam)<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://bandaacehkota.go.id/p/sejarah.html\|title=Sejarah -\|access-date=27 September 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jombang Regency\|Jombang]] (Islam)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jombangkab.go.id/page/sejarah\|title=Portal Resmi Pemerintah Kabupaten JOMBANG\|website=www.jombangkab.go.id\|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> [[Kudus Regency\|Kudus]] (Islam) [[Demak Regency\|Demak]] (Islam) [[Cirebon]] (Islam) [[Borobudur]] (Buddhism) [[Prambanan]] (Hinduism) [[Cebu City]] (Roman Catholicism) <ref name="Philippines">[https://www.tektonministries.org/dynamci-evangelization-pilgrimage-to-the-philippines-for-the-51st-international-eucharistic-congress-2016/ PILGRIMAGE TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE 51ST INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, 2016]</ref> [[Manila]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[El Salvador, Misamis Oriental\|City of El Salvador]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name=BWeek >''BusinessWeek Mindanao'' 26 August 2011: "DIVINE MERCY SHRINE in Misamis Oriental celebrates Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2011/08/26/divine-mercy-shrine-in-misamis-oriental-celebrates-birthday-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316153217/http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2011/08/26/divine-mercy-shrine-in-misamis-oriental-celebrates-birthday-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ \|date=2018-03-16 }}</ref> [[Antipolo]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila\|Valenzuela City]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Zamboanga City]] (Roman Catholicism, Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Makati]] (Roman Catholicism)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Cotabato City]] (Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Marawi]] (Islam)<ref name="Philippines"/> [[Tumpat District\|Tumpat]] (Islam) [[Angkor]] (Hinduism and Buddhism) [[Vientiane]] (Buddhism) [[Tay Ninh]] ([[Cao Dai]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline\|Holy cities}} {{Expand list\|date=August 2008}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy 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Parsed HTML source of the new revision (`new_html`)	'<div class="mw-parser-output"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Holy City" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Holy_City_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Holy City (disambiguation)">Holy City (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>A <b>holy city</b> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pilgrimage" title="Pilgrimage">pilgrimage</a> to the city, especially for major ceremonies and observances. A holy city is a <b>symbolic city</b>, representing attributes beyond its natural characteristics. Marketing experts have suggested that holy cities may be the oldest <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brand" title="Brand">brands</a>, and more specifically, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Place_branding" title="Place branding">place brands</a> because they have value added via the perception of religious adherents.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#List_of_holy_cities_in_the_world"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">List of holy cities in the world</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Africa"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Africa</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#South_America"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">South America</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#North_America"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">North America</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Europe"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Europe</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Western_Asia"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Western Asia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#South_Asia"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">South Asia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Central_and_East_Asia"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Central and East Asia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Southeast_Asia"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">Southeast Asia</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_holy_cities_in_the_world">List of holy cities in the world</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of holy cities in the world">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Africa">Africa</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Africa">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Aksum </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Egypt </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alexandria </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Egypt </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ewu </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria"><img alt="Nigeria" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Nigeria </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Harar </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia"><img alt="Ethiopia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Ethopia </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kariouan </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia"><img alt="Tunisia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> Tunisia </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marrakesh </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco"><img alt="Morocco" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Morocco </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moulay Idriss Zerhoun </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco"><img alt="Morocco" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Morocco </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Touba </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal"><img alt="Senegal" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Senegal </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zion City Moria </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="267" /></a></span> South Africa </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="South_America">South America</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: South America">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Aparecida </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> Brazil </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Buenos Aires </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Argentina </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lima </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peru" title="Peru"><img alt="Peru" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Peru </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rio de Janeiro </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> Brazil </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sao Paulo </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> Brazil </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="North_America">North America</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: North America">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Clearwater </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Charleston </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Missouri </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States </td> <td>Christianity, Judaism </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mexico City </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span> Mexico </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>New York </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States </td> <td>Christianity, Judaism<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quebec City </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Canada </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Salt Lake City </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> United States </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Siparia </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago"><img alt="Trinidad and Tobago" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/23px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/35px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/46px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> Trinidad and Tobago </td> <td>Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Europe">Europe</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Europe">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:St_Peter%27s_Square,_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg/250px-St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg/375px-St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg/500px-St_Peter%27s_Square%2C_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="2359" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:St_Peter%27s_Square,_Vatican_City_-_April_2007.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saint_Peter%27s_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Peter's Square">St Peter's Square</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a>.</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_(2216460729).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg/250px-Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="190" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg/375px-Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg/500px-Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_%282216460729%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3329" data-file-height="2534" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Turkey-3019_-_Hagia_Sophia_(2216460729).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hagia_Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia">Hagia Sophia</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>.</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG/250px-Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG/375px-Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG/500px-Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Canterbury_Cathedral_from_University_of_Kent.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Canterbury_Cathedral" title="Canterbury Cathedral">Canterbury Cathedral</a>.</div></div></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Assisi </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> Italy </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Athens </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> Greece </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Avila </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-10_Holy_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_Holy-6">[6]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barcelona </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bolghar </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Russia </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canterbury </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> England </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cologne </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Germany </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Corinth </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> Greece </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Córdoba </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Islam, Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Częstochowa </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> Poland </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Istanbul </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img alt="Turkey" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> Turkey </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kilkenny </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Ireland </td> <td>Christianity)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Madrid </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Medjugorje </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina"><img alt="Bosnia and Herzegovina" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> Bosnia and Herzegovina </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Milan </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> Italy </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Munich </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Germany </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mtskheta </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)"><img alt="Georgia (country)" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Georgia </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ohrid </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia"><img alt="North Macedonia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Macedonia </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Prague </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Czech Republic </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rome </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> Italy </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Santiago de Compostela </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Toledo </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Spain </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vatican </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City"><img alt="Vatican City" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/16px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/24px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Vatican City </td> <td>Christianity, Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Walsingham </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> England </td> <td>Christianity<sup id="cite_ref-10_Holy_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_Holy-6">[6]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Warsaw </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> Poland </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Westminster </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> England </td> <td>Christianity </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Western_Asia">Western Asia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Western Asia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Beirut </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon"><img alt="Lebanon" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Lebanon </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bethlehem </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine"><img alt="State of Palestine" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Palestine </td> <td>Islam, Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hebron </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine"><img alt="State of Palestine" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Palestine </td> <td>Islam, Judasim </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jerusalem </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine"><img alt="State of Palestine" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Palestine </td> <td>Islam, Judaism, Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Karbala </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq"><img alt="Iraq" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Iraq </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kashmar </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> Iran </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mashhad </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> Iran </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mecca </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Saudi Arabia </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Medina </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Saudi Arabia </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sinai </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Egypt </td> <td>Islam, Judaism, Christianity </td></tr> <tr> <td>Najaf </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq"><img alt="Iraq" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Iraq </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Qom </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> Iran </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tarim </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen"><img alt="Yemen" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Yemen </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canterbury </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> Iran </td> <td>Islam </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Temple_mount.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Temple_mount.JPG/250px-Temple_mount.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Temple_mount.JPG/375px-Temple_mount.JPG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Temple_mount.JPG/500px-Temple_mount.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="840" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Temple_mount.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque" title="Al-Aqsa Mosque">Al-Aqsa Mosque</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>, a holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg/250px-Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg/375px-Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg/500px-Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="2136" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b_in_Haifa_6801-11.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shrine_of_the_B%C3%A1b" title="Shrine of the Báb">Shrine of the Báb</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Haifa" title="Haifa">Haifa</a>, sacred to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith" title="Baháʼí Faith">Baháʼí Faith</a>.</div></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Asia">South Asia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: South Asia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Religion(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Balkh </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan"><img alt="Afghanistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Afghanistan </td> <td>Islam </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mazar-i-Sharif </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan"><img alt="Afghanistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Afghanistan </td> <td>Islam<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Multan </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Pakistan </td> <td>Islam </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Central_and_East_Asia">Central and East Asia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Central and East Asia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qufu" title="Qufu">Qufu</a> (Confucianism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lhasa" title="Lhasa">Lhasa</a> (Tibetan Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thimphu" title="Thimphu">Thimphu</a> (Tibetan Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ise,_Mie" title="Ise, Mie">Ise</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinto" title="Shinto">Shinto</a>)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yawata,_Kyoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Yawata, Kyoto">Yawata</a> (Shinto)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mount_K%C5%8Dya" title="Mount Kōya">Mount Kōya</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shingon" class="mw-redirect" title="Shingon">Shingon</a> Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japanese_Buddhism" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Buddhism">Japanese Buddhism</a>, Shinto)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tenri,_Nara" title="Tenri, Nara">Tenri</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tenrikyo" title="Tenrikyo">Tenrikyo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Turkestan_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkestan (city)">Turkestan</a> (Islam)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Southeast_Asia">Southeast Asia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Southeast Asia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman,_Aceh.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg/200px-Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg/300px-Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg/400px-Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman%2C_Aceh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1664" data-file-height="1248" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Meuseujid_Raya_Baiturrahman,_Aceh.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baiturrahman_Grand_Mosque" title="Baiturrahman Grand Mosque">Baiturrahman Grand Mosque</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Banda_Aceh" title="Banda Aceh">Banda Aceh</a>, symbol of Islamic sharia law's application in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a></div></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Denpasar" title="Denpasar">Denpasar</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Balinese_Hinduism" title="Balinese Hinduism">Balinese Hinduism</a>)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Banda_Aceh" title="Banda Aceh">Banda Aceh</a> (Islam)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jombang_Regency" title="Jombang Regency">Jombang</a> (Islam)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kudus_Regency" title="Kudus Regency">Kudus</a> (Islam)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Demak_Regency" title="Demak Regency">Demak</a> (Islam)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cirebon" title="Cirebon">Cirebon</a> (Islam)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Borobudur" title="Borobudur">Borobudur</a> (Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prambanan" title="Prambanan">Prambanan</a> (Hinduism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cebu_City" title="Cebu City">Cebu City</a> (Roman Catholicism) <sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> (Roman Catholicism)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/El_Salvador,_Misamis_Oriental" title="El Salvador, Misamis Oriental">City of El Salvador</a> (Roman Catholicism)<sup id="cite_ref-BWeek_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWeek-15">[15]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Antipolo" title="Antipolo">Antipolo</a> (Roman Catholicism)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Valenzuela,_Metro_Manila" title="Valenzuela, Metro Manila">Valenzuela City</a> (Roman Catholicism)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zamboanga_City" title="Zamboanga City">Zamboanga City</a> (Roman Catholicism, Islam)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Makati" title="Makati">Makati</a> (Roman Catholicism)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cotabato_City" title="Cotabato City">Cotabato City</a> (Islam)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marawi" title="Marawi">Marawi</a> (Islam)<sup id="cite_ref-Philippines_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philippines-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tumpat_District" title="Tumpat District">Tumpat</a> (Islam)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Angkor" title="Angkor">Angkor</a> (Hinduism and Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vientiane" title="Vientiane">Vientiane</a> (Buddhism)</li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tay_Ninh" class="mw-redirect" title="Tay Ninh">Tay Ninh</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cao_Dai" class="mw-redirect" title="Cao Dai">Cao Dai</a>)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Holy_city&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span 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