List of Holy Places of the World Holy Land of Religion

Hinduism	Varanasi (Kasi or Banaras), India – located on the banks of the River Ganga. It is the holy land of India
Anglican	Canterbury, England is the holy place of Anglican: seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Juche	P’yongyand, North Korea- seat of government; headquarters of the Juche Idea
Jainism	Palitana, Gujrat, India is the holy place of Jainism: Where 838 Jain Temple are on one mountain.
Judaism	Jerusalem, Israel: Holy City, site of the historic temple, Wailing Wall
Buddhism	Lopburi, Nepal: Buddha born here Buddha Gaya: Buddha attain enlightenment here Saranath: Buddha preached his first serman here
Eastern Orthodox	Constantinople, Turkey is the holy land of Eastern Orthodox
Sikhism	Amritsar, Punjab, India – Golden Temple present here
Christianity	Bethlehem, Israel: Jesus born here Nazareth, Israel: where Jesus lived and began ministry Jerusalem, Israel: First Church was started here
Islam	Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Medina, Saudi Arabia Jerusalem, Israel
Baha’i Faith	Haifa, Israel: world headquarters; site of the holy historic events
Catholic	The Vatican City: “The Holy See” is the holy land of Catholic
Tenrikyo	Tenri-shi, Japan: holy city and headquarters of Tenrikyo
GLBT	Stonewall Inn, New York City