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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. These cities include:

Abydos (Ancient Egyptian religion)
Amritsar (Sikhism)
Caravaca de la Cruz (Christianity)
Cuzco (Ancient Incan religion)
Dwarka (Hinduism)
Gaya (Buddhism, Hinduism)
Hebron (Judaism, Islam)
Ise (Shintoism)
Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
Kairouan (Islam)
Karbala (Shia Islam)
Kurukshetra (Hinduism)
Lhasa (Tibetan Buddhism)
Lumbini (Buddhism)
Mashhad (Shia Islam)
Mecca (Islam)
Medina (Islam)
Najaf (Shia Islam)
Nippur (Ancient Mesopotamian religions)
Palitana (Jainism)
Poo Pathi (Hinduism)
Qom (Shia Islam)
Qufu (Confucianism)
Rajgir (Buddhism, Jainism)
Rameswaram (Hinduism)
Rome (Ancient Roman religion (polytheistic), Christianity)
Santiago de Compostela (Priscillianism, Christianity)
Safed (Judaism)
San Jose (Satanism)
Tiberias (Judaism)
Varanasi (Hinduism, as well as Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism to varying degrees)
Vrindavan (Hinduism)

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