List of the top religious sites

The below list is in an alphabetical order.

Buddhism

Religion: Buddhism

Place: Lumbini

Location: Rupandehi, Nepal

Significance: birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Christianity (Catholicism)

Religion: Catholicism

Place: Vatican City

Location: surrounded by Rome, Italy

Significance: home of the Pope and centre of the Roman Catholic Church

Christianity (Protestantism)

Religion: Protestantism

Place: Wittenberg

Location: Saxony, Germany

Significance: birthplace of the Protestant Reformation

Islam

Religion: Islam

Place: Mecca

Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Significance: birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad

Hinduism

Religion: Hinduism

Place: Badrinath

Location: Uttarakhand, India

Significance: the most important site of the Char Dham, the four Hindu pilgrimage centres

Sikhism

Religion: Sikhism

Place: Golden Temple

Location: Amritsar, India

Significance: holiest place of worship for Sikhs

Judaism

Religion: Judaism

 

Place: Western Wall

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Significance: the holiest of Jewish sites

Bahá’í Faith

Religion: Bahá’í Faith

Place: Shrine of the Bab

Location: Haifa, Israel

Significance: mausoleum of the founder of the precursor religion to the Bahá’í Faith

Jainism

Religion: Jainism

Place: Palitana

Location: Gujarat, India

Significance: most sacred city for Jains