Holy city
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Holy city is a term applied to many cities, all of them central to the history or faith of specific religions. 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.
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These cities include:
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Africa
- Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
- Heliopolis (Ancient Egyptian religion)
- Nkamba (Kimbanguism)
- Ife (Yoruba religion)
- Kairouan (Sufi Islam)
- Moulay Idriss (Islam)
- Zion City Moria (Zion Christian Church)
- Ewu (St. Benedict Monastery), (Assemblies of God Church),(Alu-Oshaeraen Shrine), (Alu-Azido Shrine), the spiritual headquarters of Esan religion.
- Touba, Senegal (Mouridism).
- Ouidah (West African Vodun)
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Americas
- Tiwanaku (Ancient Andean religion, and now a religious center of many ceremonies)
- Cuzco (Ancient Incan religion)
- Independence, Missouri - a Zion (Latter Day Saints) and future location of the New Jerusalem in the Latter Day Saint movement
- Charleston, South Carolina (Religious Diversity)
- Clearwater, Florida (Church of Scientology)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (Catholic Christianity)
- Salt Lake City (Mormonism)
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Europe
- Rome (Roman Catholicism)
- Cologne (Medieval, Catholic Christianity)
- Venice (Catholic Christianity)
- Lisbon (Catholic Christianity)
- Constantinople/Istanbul (Medieval, Orthodox Christianity, and later Islam)
- Ohrid (Orthodox Christianity)
- Bolghar (Medieval, Islam)
- Santiago de Compostela (Priscillianism, Catholic Christianity)
- Caravaca de la Cruz (Catholic Christianity)
- Santo Toribio de Liébana (Catholic Christianity)
- Toledo (Medieval, Catholic Christianity and Islam)
- Córdoba (Medieval, Islam)
- Częstochowa (Catholic Christianity)
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West Asia
- Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Mount Sinai (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Hebron (Judaism, Islam)
- Bethlehem (Christianity)
- Karbala (Shia Islam)
- Haifa-Akká (Baha'i)
- Antioch (Christianity)
- Mashhad (Shia Islam)
- Mecca (Islam)
- Medina (Islam)
- Najaf (Shia Islam)
- Nippur (Ancient Mesopotamian religions)<ref>Holy City of Nippur</ref>
- Qom (Shia Islam)
- Safed (Judaism)
- Tarim (Sufi Islam)
- Tiberias (Judaism)
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South Asia
- Mount Abu (Jainism)
- Ranakpur (Jainism)
- Barmer (Jainism)
- Jaipur (Jainsm)
- Falna (Jainism)
- Sri Amritsar (Sikhism)
- Anandpur Sahib (Sikhism)
- Goindwal Sahib (Sikhism)
- Nankana Sahib (Sikhism)
- Tarn Taran Sahib (Sikhism)
- Sultanpur Lodhi (Nanak Nagri) (Sikhism)
- Kiratpur Sahib (Sikhism)
- Nanded (Sikhism)
- Kartarpur Sahib, India (Sikhism)
- Kartarpur Sahib, Pakistan (Sikhism)
- Paonta Sahib (Sikhism)
- Patna Sahib (Sikhism)
- Damdama Sahib (Sikhism)
- Fatehgarh Sahib (Sikhism)
- Sri Muktsar Sahib (Sikhism)
- Chamkaur Sahib (Sikhism)
- Ayodhya (Hinduism)
- Nathdwara (Hinduism)
- Salasar (Hinduism)
- Badrinath (Hinduism)
- Kurukshetra (Hinduism)
- Dwarka (Hinduism)
- Udaipur (Hinduism)
- Gaya/Bodh Gaya (Buddhism, Hinduism)
- Kanchipuram (Hinduism)
- Lumbini (Buddhism)
- Nagpur (Buddhism, Islam)
- Kandy (Buddhism)
- Anuradhapura (Buddhism)
- Mathura (Hinduism)
- Ajmer (Islam)
- Rajgir (Buddhism, Jainism)
- Pushkar (Hinduism)
- Poo Pathi (Hinduism)
- Puri (Hinduism)
- Rameswaram (Hinduism)
- Tirupati (city) (Hinduism)
- Ujjain (Hinduism)
- Varanasi/Benares/Kashi (Hinduism, as well as Buddhism, Jainism)
- Vrindavan (Hinduism)
- Allahabad(Prayag)(Hinduism)
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Central and East Asia
- Qufu (Confucianism)
- Lhasa (Tibetan Buddhism)
- Ise (Shinto)
- Yawata (Shinto)
- Mount Kōya (Shingon Buddhism)
- Kyoto (Japanese Buddhism, Shinto)
- Tay Ninh (Cao Dai)
- Tenri (Tenrikyo)
- Turkestan (Islam)
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