Holy city
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Holy city is a synonym 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.[1]
List
These cities include[citation needed]:
Africa
- Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
- Heliopolis (Ancient Egyptian religion)
- Nkamba (Kimbanguism)
- Ife (Yoruba religion)
- 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)
Americas
- 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)
- Salt Lake City (Mormonism)
Europe
- Rome (Roman Catholicism)
- Cologne (Medieval, Catholic Christianity)
- Constantinople (Medieval, Orthodox Christianity)
- Bolghar (Medieval, Islam)
- Santiago de Compostela (Priscillianism, Catholic Christianity)
- Caravaca de la Cruz (Catholic Christianity)
- Santo Toribio de Liébana (Catholic Christianity)
Middle East
- Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Mount Sinai (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Hebron (Judaism, Islam)
- Bethlehem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Kairouan (Sufi Islam)
- Karbala (Shia Islam)
- Haifa-Akká (Baha'i)
- Mashhad (Shia Islam)
- Mecca (Islam)
- Medina (Islam)
- Najaf (Shia Islam)
- Nippur (Ancient Mesopotamian religions)[2]
- Qom (Shia Islam)
- Safed (Judaism)
- Tiberias (Judaism)
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 (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)
- 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)
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)
References
- ^ Metti, Michael Sebastian (2011-06-01). "Jerusalem - the most powerful brand in history". Stockholm University School of Business. Retrieved 01July 2011.
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