Jerusalem is a religious heritage site claimed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

Jerusalem is a religious heritage site claimed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

• A. Mecca
• B. Rome
• C. Delhi
• D. Jerusalem

Answer: (D)

Think about places that hold sacred meaning across different faiths. Jerusalem fits this description because it is central to Judaism as the site of the ancient temples and the Western Wall; to Christianity as the place connected to Jesus’s life, crucifixion, and resurrection with important churches; and to Islam as the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount. This shared reverence across three major religions makes Jerusalem a religious heritage site claimed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The other cities are sacred in single traditions—Mecca for Islam, Rome for Christianity, Delhi for various South Asian religions—so they don’t match as broadly shared sacred sites.

Think about places that hold sacred meaning across different faiths. Jerusalem fits this description because it is central to Judaism as the site of the ancient temples and the Western Wall; to Christianity as the place connected to Jesus’s life, crucifixion, and resurrection with important churches; and to Islam as the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount. This shared reverence across three major religions makes Jerusalem a religious heritage site claimed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The other cities are sacred in single traditions—Mecca for Islam, Rome for Christianity, Delhi for various South Asian religions—so they don’t match as broadly shared sacred sites.