Sacred Places
3 places found
Multi-faithCave of the Patriarchs (Ibrahimi Mosque)
Hebron · Palestine · shrine
A Herodian stone enclosure in Hebron's Old City holding the traditional graves of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Leah, revered as Me'arat HaMachpela by Jews and as the Ibrahimi Mosque by Muslims, and divided since 1994 into a synagogue and a mosque under one roof.
Multi-faithLoyang Tua Pek Kong Temple
Singapore · Singapore · temple
On Singapore's northeastern coast, the Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple gathers Taoist, Buddhist and Hindu worship within a single compound, its main hall enshrining Tua Pek Kong beside a Hindu sanctum of sixteen Mahaganapati images and a Malay Datuk Gong shrine, a rare and deliberate expression of the island's religious harmony.
Multi-faithMount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar
Ngari Prefecture · China · sacred natural site
The unclimbed 6,638 m peak of western Tibet, held holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos alike, circled by the 53 km kora beside the sacred freshwater of Lake Mansarovar.