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Holy Cities of the World Religions

Guess these holy cities, when given the name of the religion, the country they're in and a clue.
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Religion
Country
Hint
Answer
Judaism/Islam/Christianity
Israel
City of the Western Wall, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
Islam
Saudi Arabia
City of the Kaaba, home town of Prophet Muhammed
Mecca
Islam
Saudi Arabia
Burial place of Prophet Muhammed
Medina
Islam (Schia)
Iraq
Burial place of Imam Alī ibn Abī Tālib
Najaf
Christianity
Italy
Home of the Papacy and the Vatican
Rome
Christianity
Ethiopia
The Ark of Covenant might be in this ancient city
Aksum
Christianity
Spain
Pilgrimage destination to the remains of St James
Santiago de Compostela
Christianity
Turkey
Traditional center of Orthodox Christianity
Istanbul
Hinduism
India
Birthplace of Rama
Ayodhya
Hinduism
India
Capital city for Krishna
Dwarka
Hinduism
India
A Kumbha Mela takes place in this city at a headwater plateau of the Ganges River
Haridwar
Hinduism
India
Holy city in southern India with a big temple for Shiva
Kanchipuram
Hinduism
India
Birthplace of Krishna
Mathura
Hinduism
India
City in Madhya Pradesh with a big Kumbha Mela
Ujjain
Hinduism/Buddhism
India
City at the Ganges, where Buddhism was founded and Shiva is worshipped
Varanasi
Buddhism
India
Gautama Buddha died there
Kushinagar
Buddhism
Nepal
Birthplace of Gautama Buddha
Lumbini
Buddhism
India
Gautama Buddha recieved Enlightenment there
Bodhgaya
Zoroastrism
Iran
Contains an importand fire temple, which flames burn since 470 AD
Yazd
Bahai
Israel
City of the Mansion of Bahjí, where Bahá'u'lláh died
Acre
Bahai
Israel
City of the shrine and burial place of the Báb
Haifa
Sikhism
India
City of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
Amritsar
Judaism
Israel
Burial place of Abraham and Isaac, David was crowned there
Hebron
Judaism
Israel
Spiritual centre of the Kabbala
Safed
Judaism
Israel
Capital for King Herodes at the Sea of Galilee
Tiberias
rjoal
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Jun 23, 2019
Nice idea. Please accept Axum and not only Aksum, and Compostela and not only Santiago de Compostela.
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