Religious City Research Articles

The Impact of Restoration on the Sacred Preservation in Attracting Tourists

Tourism today is one of the important economic issues and a significant factor in social and cultural connections. Religious tourism is one of the main forms of tourism, encompassing visits to religious sites and the performance of religious ceremonies. The city of Mashhad, after Qom, is one of the religious cities of Iran, housing many historical sites. The presence of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) attracts millions of visitors to Mashhad every year. Historical buildings, stories from centuries past, and testimonies from human history connect us to our cultural and historical roots. However, these historical structures are often exposed to dangers such as destruction, negligence, and decay; thus, their restoration is crucial. Restoring historical buildings is essential not only to appreciate architectural beauty but also to preserve cultural heritage in attracting tourists. In this regard, the aim of the present research is to examine the impact of the restoration of sacred sites on attracting tourists. The Goharshad Mosque is one of the prominent structures in the architectural collection of the Razavi Shrine, which has undergone restoration at various times. This article discusses the role of restoring this religious historical building. The mosque, due to its location in the heart of Mashhad and proximity to other important attractions in the city, serves as a focal point for tourists and those interested in history and spirituality.

Health Disparities Among Ultra-Orthodox and Non-Ultra-Orthodox Residents in Neighboring Cities in Israel: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Socioeconomic status and religion are associated with health indicators. This study compared the correlations between religious observance, socioeconomic status, and select health indicators among adults in neighboring cities in Israel based on data collected from the Maccabi Health Services database. One city is characterized by religious observance, while the other is primarily secular. Lower smoking rates and higher rates of low cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL levels were observed in the religious city. No significant differences were found for low HDL rates or diabetes. Unique characteristics of populations must be considered when planning health interventions.

The interaction of effective drivers in future religious tourism development in Yazd province as a global religious destination

PurposeThe geographical location of Yazd province has significant potential for religious tourism. To make the most of this opportunity, it is important to develop an interpretive structural modeling. This paper aims to outline a model for the development of religious tourism in Yazd province as a Global Religious Destination by identifying and analyzing the interaction of effective drivers in future religious tourism development.Design/methodology/approachThe research methodology is based on the interpretative paradigm and is developmental in nature. It takes an exploratory-analytical approach through the adoption of an inductive method and uses mixed research (qualitative/quantitative) involving religious tourism experts and tourists. The study consists of three main steps. In the first step, effective drivers in future religious tourism development were identified through content analysis of published articles. In the second step, the identified drivers were finalized through a survey of experts. Using futures research and Micmac software, a model was designed to investigate the interaction of the future drivers of religious tourism development. In the third step of the research, 384 tourists who visited Yazd Global Religious Destination participated to check the accuracy of the presented model.FindingsContent analysis and review of scientific documents have identified 14 effective drivers in future religious tourism development that have finalized in a layered model. The model identified factors from the most influential at level one to the least influential at level eight. the theoretical foundations of this research confirmed by 384 visitors participated.Originality/valuedeveloping religious tourism, whether in the form of a religious city, a religious value system, a religious ceremony and a religious business, requires a comprehensive view that includes tourist’s mental and visual imagery, destination brand’s ideals and visions, religious belief, governmental and formal activities and the material and spiritual capital that can offer religious life style in the world markets to audiences from all over the world in the best way and in the dynamic conditions of competition between destination brands, occupy the first rungs of the audience’s mental ladder.

Enhancing the Sense of Place in Indian Religious Streets: A Comparative Study

Indian religious cities are renowned for their spiritual significance and cultural vibrancy, with streets serving as vital arteries that connect devotees to sacred sites and cultural landmarks. This research paper investigates the intricate dynamics of public open spaces within Indian religious cities, focusing on two iconic streets: Vishram Bazaar Street in Mathura and Bhakti Vedanta Marg in Vrindavan. Through a comprehensive analysis of physical, perceptual, socio-cultural, and functional aspects, the study aims to understand the nuances shaping the sense of place in these revered urban settings. Findings reveal a juxtaposition of moderately negative and positive perceptions, indicating the need for targeted interventions to enhance the overall quality of these streetscapes and preserve their cultural and spiritual significance. Recommendations for physical improvements, cultural preservation initiatives, and functional enhancements are proposed to enrich the urban experience and promote sustainable development in Indian religious cities. Key Words: Indian religious cities, Streetscape dynamics, Sense of place analysis, Vishram Bazaar Street, Bhakti Vedanta Marg, Cultural vibrancy, Sacred sites, Infrastructure challenges, Community perceptions, Socio-cultural analysis, Street quality, Cultural preservation, Place-making, Collaborative planning

Urban commercial marketing and economic factors, an evidence from Mashhad (Iran)

The present study attempts to spatial and temporal analysis of the reactions between urban commercial marketing and influencing economic factors in Mashhad City (Iran). For this purpose, statistical and spatial data from 18 selected commercial complexes and trading towers were collected using official documents, fieldwork observations, and surveys of some interviews for time windows of 2010 and 2020. The total annual revenue, as the commercial marketing indicator, was chosen as the dependent variable to indicate the mean productivity and profitability of shop stores in the case studies. Besides, eight factors, including commercial marketing and urban regional characteristics were chosen as independent factors. Results revealed that the mean values of commercial interest rates were recorded equal to 0.71 and 0.64 in 2010 and 2020, revealing the overall decrease in profitability of the commercial complexes within the recent decade. Despite the growing rate of construction of renewal mega projects and trading towers in the central district of Mashhad City, the marketing revenues and commercial interests had no positive relationships with city center profits in the recent decade. The land price market has severely changed the spatial structure and economy of Mashhad, such as commercial projects and marketing. It means that the main motivation for marketing in commercial complexes can be considered as regional land values instead of the traditional function of the religious city center.

THE FUTURE OF KUDUS AS A RELIGIOUS CITY IN CENTRAL JAVA

Urban planning is needed to manage changes within a spatial approach. It helps in planning activities where the economic, environmental, and social goals are holistically managed. The planning process involves studying past trends, learning from past and present, and preparing for the future. The fast development and adoption of new cultures lead to significant changes in socio-cultural and economic growth. Some Industry activities, especially religious ones in this decade, brought many changes in Kudus, Central Java, and Indonesia. It diversifies the city's social and cultural identity and generates tremendous economic development opportunities. Therefore, the town has several potentials facing urban planning problems. Exploring these issues and the reasons behind them will help minimize their impact. Kudus has tremendous potential for research in this direction. The need of the decade for urban planners and designers is to be prepared for the changes in a Kudus city. This study identifies the growth of Kudus as a religious city along with changes in regional spatial plans using descriptive qualitative analysis from secondary data such as planning documents and primary data from in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders. This study shows Kudus as a religious city having challenges of spatial changes and growth patterns of religious tourism growth in the Kudus area.

Maintaining Identity of the Built Environments of Religious Cities: Impact of Expansions at the Historic Karbala, Iraq

The architectural landscape of the city of Karbala is a rich heritage which has the possibility to be used in the development and shaping of the urban fabric of the city. It demonstrates the richness of Islamic architecture and the rhythmic movement of architectural styles. Its importance in creating a distinct personality in all social, cultural, architectural, and environmental aspects is uncontested However, recent developments have witnessed a loss of the local style which is a major issue to be resolved. Any development of this area requires good planning methods and policies that deal with the cultural heritage that represents the memory of the society that must be preserved and dealt with carefully and cautiously. This paper examines this issue to unravel the reasons that have led to the deterioration of the urban and cultural identity of the homogeneous fabric of the city. Modern developments have affected its homogeneity that have led to a loss of its unity of concept, resulting in an urban and architectural chaos. In fact, the contemporary scene represents the disintegration of the bonds that link the parts of the city to the civilized existence of the culturally and economically dependent community in addition to urban interdependence. The research employs a set of methods were used in the identity analysis of the traditional urban fabric through the use of a questionnaire form as a method to collect data and information from a specific group of individuals closely related to the study site, as well as to understand and analyze the set of questions posed, as well as observation and analysis of the site based on random demolitions of the urban fabric compared to the experts' opinions that it should be preserved. The findings confirm the view that each city has its character and personality based on the general concept that it has grown up on. Preserving them will give the city a balance in its urban expansion, without falling into urban disasters that may cost the city. It could destroy its cultural and economic treasury together and may destroy its historical cultural heritage in an irreplaceable manner.

Do religiosity and political beliefs affect female representation and firm performance?

We investigate the effect of the community values surrounding a firm's headquarters on the percentage of women on a firm's board of directors. We use religiosity and political affiliation measures to capture the values associated with the community norms. We find that firms headquartered in counties with lower religiosity and a lower percentage of Republican voters are more likely to have a greater number of female board members. Furthermore, firms with more female directors located in more Republican areas or more religious cities are more likely to have lower valuations, as measured by Tobin's Q. These results have implications for corporate culture and the supply of female directors.

An Analytical Study on Air Quality of Some Historical and Cultural Cities in Uttar Pradesh (India) with Special Reference to the Environment and Human Health

Abstract: The rapid urbanization, different construction works and deforestation recently increased in some famous historical, cultural and religious cities in Uttar Pradesh due to higher population pressure. Thousands of pilgrims visit these cities every year by motor and other vehicles. The motor vehicle exhaust also plays a vital role to enhance the toxic gases and aerosol in the environment. Many toxic particles, molecules, toxic gasses, chemicals, dust particles, vehicle exhausts and microorganisms also help to increase deterioration in air quality. Some factors like particulate matter, sulphur di oxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon mono oxide, carbon di oxide in higher concentrations directly affect and change the air texture as well as air quality. Higher concentrations of these substances are very injurious to the environment as well as living being including human. In present investigation a comparative study is done in between the residential and industrial/commercial area of five famous historical, cultural religious cities of Uttar Pradesh i.e. Varanasi, Prayagraj, Mathura, Gorakhpur and Ayodhya. Four air quality parameters i.e., air quality index (AQI), SO2, NO2 and PM10 average annual concentrations have been taken for this analytical study. AQI (Air quality index) was found 2 to 4 times higher in residential area while 3-6 times higher in industrial/commercial area in comparison to normal AQI value (0-50) in all studied cities/area. The highest average annual AQI value was recorded (166.40 microgram/m3) in Saket Nagar residential of Varanasi while 313.36 recorded in Geeda industrial area of Gorakhpur. The annual average of sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentration found 26.46 (microgram/m3) and 26.12 (microgram/m3) in residential area Varanasi and Prayagraj respectively which is slightly higher than the standard value (20microgram/m3). SO2 concentration recorded higher almost in industrial area of all cities. It was found highest in Geeda industrial area of Gorakhpur (49.70 microgram/m3) in comparison to normal annual value (20 microgram/m3). The annual average NO2 concentration in residential area almost found below or equal to normal value but it was recorded more than 3 times (33.44 microgram/m3) in Geeda industrial area of Gorakhpur. The particulate matter (PM10) concentration recorded very high in all residential as well as industrial/commercial area of all studied cities. The highest PM10 concentration 198.47(microgram/m3) found in Saket Nagar residential area of Varanasi city which is about 20 times higher than the normal value (10 microgram/m3). The highest average annual concentration of PM10 recorded 355.06 (microgram/m3) in Geeda industrial area of Gorakhpur which is about 36 times higher than normal annual value. The increasing concentration of the studied factors adversely affecting the environment as well as human health in these cities. The long term or short-term exposure of these pollutants is responsible for increasing various pulmonary disease in these cities.

RELIGION, PUBLIC SPACE, AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Religious Social Movement to Realize Justice of The Surakarta Community

Surakarta is an urban area that grows dynamically in line with demographic, economic, cultural, religious, and infrastructure developments leading to a smart city. People know Surakarta as a multicultural, multi-ethnic, cultural and religious city. Surakarta's public space becomes a bridge for religion to campaign for citizenship rights and social justice. How is the presence of religion in Surakarta's public sphere in promoting social justice? This research is a type of qualitative descriptive research, for data collection purposes, observations, in-depth interviews, and documentation are carried out. The analysis model s using interactive analysis. Because in the public space of Surakarta there are various kinds of pluralism, and democracy also society, for this reason the presence of religion is expected not to threaten these things. The growth of religious pluralism with contestation in the public sphere often triggers socio-religious conflicts. The presence of religion in the public sphere is expected to encourage the development of moderate religious discourses with discourse on pluralism, democracy, religious freedom, social justice, and peace amid the strengthening role of religion in socio-political life. Religion in Surakarta has so far been able to encourage social resilience by strengthening social networks, community participation, and enlivening cultural activities. Religion-based social nodes in Surakarta fight for the fulfillment of social justice such as the distribution of basic necessities, the distribution of entrepreneurship, and the fulfillment of the rights of citizens. Religion contributes to the formation of civil society in which religion is implemented as a social ethic that leads to the formation of social nodes that uphold the values of humanism, democracy, and social justice.

The Role of Metaphysical Monism in the Construction of the Paradigm in the Religious City

The research discusses the development of an urban approach that acts as an orienting paradigm for the design in the religious city. Here comes the question about adopting metaphysical monism as an intellectual paradigm capable of formulating a formal paradigm of the religious town so that the city is not affected by undesirable transformations. To highlight the research problem, which stated: (there is no clear vision for the process of building a formal paradigm in the religious city based on the dominant intellectual forces), based on which the goal of the research was determined in making a theoretical framework for the intellectual and formal paradigm to extract the indicators defined by the forces controlling the formation of the holy city. The research was based on a hypothesis: (The paradigm is achieved in the religious city through the control of intellectual and formal indicators of the forces of metaphysical monotheism). Three study samples are elected for validation: local, regional and international. The research results revealed an almost complete absence of the formal religious paradigm, despite its intellectual solid untapped indicators in the local city.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF QRIS PAYMENTS IN AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE BASED ON PADG NO.24/1/PADG/2022

Kendari city is a religious city, this is marked by the many mosques built in every corner of the city, one of the mosques that has become an iconic place for the people of Kendari city is the al-alam mosque which was built in 2010 which features beautiful views, the al- Alam is located in the middle of the Kendari Bay sea so that it gives a different feel from other mosques in the city of Kendari, the Al-Alam Mosque is a religious tourism destination that is often visited by both local and foreign tourists. The payment system cannot be separated from the development of money, which started from cash payments to non-cash payments. Many development agencies facilitate transactions that are effective in making payments, one of which is QRIS, which is an electronic money payment application such as an electronic wallet, server based. or mobile banking that is used by users for digital money payments is different. QRIS aims to offer a lot of comfort and convenience for its users with a variety of features that are useful and have advantages that are not in doubt the safety and effectiveness of the QRIS payment system for its users.

FP-4: SPIRIT OF KYOTO, SPIRIT OF ZEN

Welcome to Kyoto. Kyoto is the ancient capital of Japan, a university town, a gastronomic city, and one of the most religious cities in the world. Kyoto has developed a unique culture over its nearly 1,300-year history, and the influence of religion is particularly evident. In particular, Kyoto is home to seven head quarters of Zen, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the center of Zen in Japan. Zen has been supported by the ruling class since ancient times and has had a profound influence on Kyoto's culture, including its gardens, architecture, festivals, customs, and cuisine. What is special about Kyoto culture? What is fascinating about it? I will talk about Kyoto's spirituality from a religious perspective to enrich your stay in Kyoto. CV:Born in 1978 in Kyoto, Mr. Matsuyama obtained his Master's degree in Agriculture and Life Sciences from the University of Tokyo. After three and half years of training at Heirin-ji Temple, Niiza, he became the deputy priest of Taizoin Temple in 2007. Matsuyama is acclaimed for organizing intercultural activities such as Zen experience tours for foreign visitors and talks at embassies in Japan and at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club. In May 2009, he was elected as a Japan Tourism Agency's Ambassador for its “Visit Japan” Campaign. He has been a member of Kyoto's Ambassadors for Tourism since 2011, and was listed as one of “The Top 100 People of the New Generation 2016” in Nikkei Business. And he was appointed as a fellow of US-Japan Leadership Program from 2016. In 2018, he was invited to Israel as the delegate of Young Leaders Program. And he also became a visiting lecturer at Stanford Univ. He received The Award of Commissioner for Cultural Affairs and Shigemitsu Award from Japan society in Boston in 2019. He is serving as an appointed member of the Kyoto City Board of Education and an Outside Director of V-cube, a tech startup, since 2021. As a young representative of the Zen Sect in Japan, Matsuyama has interacted with many religious leaders, such as having an audience with the Roman Catholic Pope and conversing with the 14th Dalai Lama. He also participated in the Davos World Economic Forum in 2014, and continues to work actively beyond national and religious borders. He is the author of the book, Forget What's Important First: 30 Zen Teachings for the Wavering Soul (Sekai Bunka Publishing, 2014) Strolling around Zen Gardens in Kyoto (PHP Publishing, 2016) Introduction of ZEN for workers (Kodansya Publishing, 2016).

Old Mosque in a Religious City: Masjid Jami’ Tua Palopo as a Center of Da’wah Development

The crisis in the role of the mosque needs to be scrutinized so that it needs to be seen again as an agent of transformation for the ummah by expanding its roles and functions again. This research aims to raise the facts and phenomena at the Jami’ Tua Palopo mosque as well as its role and efforts as a center for the development of da’wah for the people of Palopo City. The method used was descriptive qualitative using data from interviews with mosque administrators, then the data is analyzed using triangulation techniques. The results of this study concluded that the Masjid Jami’ Tua Palopo had carried out its role and function as a center for da’wah development. Some of the programs implemented include; 1) aspects of understanding of community, namely by carrying out the process of converting non-Muslim communities and fostering converts, 2) aspects of education improvement, namely by establishing Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran (TPA, Quranic Learning for Preschool), 3) social aspects shown by distributing qurban and zakat and other social activities such as the distribution of groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Living Work Ethics of Muslim Entrepreneurs in Tasikmalaya City, Indonesia

This study aimed to analyze Muslim entrepreneurs' work ethic who can directly contribute to the City's economic growth where they live, namely Tasikmalaya City of West Java of Indonesia. The City is a religious city, so its residents, including business people, base their lives on Islam. Numerous Islamic education institutions are enormous and continue to increase yearly; it is also characterized by regional regulations that impose Islamic law in the City. This study used a qualitative method with an anthropological approach. This approach was necessary because this work ethic was related to specific human activities. This study found that Muslim entrepreneurs' work ethic in Tasikmalaya city could be categorized as high by adhering to honesty, discipline, respect for time, working sincerely, adhering to procedures, and submitting reports on time. Besides, hard work was also an essential ethos for work success. However, hard work here also means worship. Based on the principle of monotheism, work is an investment and buying and selling with God, namely by always giving charity as savings for heaven. This study confirmed the linkage between religion and work ethic found by Max Weber and its correlation to the Muslim community in the religious city of Tasikmalaya. This study explores the work behavior of Muslim traders and their employees to encourage integrity, a sense of responsibility, quality, self-discipline, and teamwork in job releases that determine whether a strong work ethic or a weak work ethic contributes to the level of performance.

Tabot sebagai City Branding Kota Bengkulu

This research is titled "Tabot As City Branding Of Bengkulu City". The problem of research is the process of forming tabot as a city branding of Bengkulu City. This research uses cultural studies approach by Stuart Hall. This research is a qualitative research with ethnographic research startegy. The analysis unit in this research is an organization, namely the Tourism and Culture Office of Bengkulu City. Data collection was obtained through in-depth interviews on 13 informants, observations of nonparticipant and documentation. The results of this study showed that tabot as the city branding of Bengkulu city was formed through the process of representation of tabot tradition into a tabot festival conducted by the Bengkulu city government. Bengkulu City Government makes tabot as a characteristic of Bengkulu City through a regulatory reproduction process to form tabot as the identity of Bengkulu City. The Government of Bengkulu wants to present Bengkulu as a religious city, has creativity, and a vibrant city that is depicted from the celebration of tabot festival, as well as as a reference for one of the cultural tourism cities.

Human Psychology and Destination Preference at Religious Sites

The focus of the research is on the psychology of a pilgrim who is seeking an ecstatic experience at a religious site. The scriptures have inspired a pilgrim, and the pilgrimage to holy destinations to relate the locations as mentioned in the scriptures. The study aims to establish a correlation between authentic experience and destination preference. Cognitive approach has been adopted to understand human psychology and corresponding destination preference has been identified. The purpose of the assessment is to find out which place in a religious city is the most popular among pilgrims. Results of the perception survey has been analyzed and further spatial configuration of the identified locations has been documented through physical mapping. It has been observed that the locations which are dominant in natural elements are mostly liked by the pilgrims.

Motivations as predictors of religious tourism: the Muslim pilgrimage to the city of Mecca

PurposeReligious tourism is one of the oldest and fastest-growing segments. This study analyzes religious tourism through the pilgrimage of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca and has the following objectives: (1) establish the motivational dimensions of religious tourism; (2) identify the motivational dimensions that predict the satisfaction of religious tourism and (3) determine the motivational dimensions that predict return, recommend and say positive things about religious tourism applied to the pilgrimage to a sacred city.Design/methodology/approachThe sample consisted of Muslim pilgrims who had visited Mecca. The sample was collected in Bahrain, a country located on the Persian Gulf, where most of its population is Muslim. A total of 380 valid questionnaires were obtained online. For the data analysis, factorial analysis and the multiple regression method enter were performed.FindingsThe results show that religious motivations are more important when visiting a sacred city than secular ones. Three motivational dimensions were found: religious, social and cultural and shopping. The three dimensions found have a significant relationship with satisfaction and loyalty. Likewise, it was found that the religious motivational dimension is the factor that most predicts satisfaction and loyalty in the behavior of religious visits to a sacred city.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the present study was the temporality in which the sample was taken because the demand may vary at another time of the year and therefore vary its results.Practical implicationsThe authors of the study recommend that holy cities increase the religious motivations of these travelers by periodically researching their needs and organizing services to suit their desired spiritual experience. Also, to improve the social and cultural part, travel agencies and tourist companies to Mecca should promote social and cultural motivation among travelers in an appropriate way by providing service packages that involve visits to cultural and social sites such as museums and cultural centers.Social implicationsThis research will serve as a management guide for public institutions and private companies to develop more efficient planning in religious destinations and sacred cities.Originality/valueThis study is the first to analyze the construct of motivations in the pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, to then establish what the main motivations are that predict satisfaction and loyalty in a religious city. Thus, its results provide important information for tourist destination managers and tourism service providers.

Clergy's Viewpoint Change Toward Mental Health and Stigma on Mental Illness: A Short Course Training.

BackgroundAs stigma is one of the main barriers in promoting the mental health, the present study was designed with the purpose of reviewing clergy's viewpoint regarding the effect of mental health workshops on these barriers.MethodsFor this study, by order of Iran's Health Ministry, a questionnaire was designed to examine the clergy's viewpoint related to mental illnesses and the consequent stigma. Ten faculty members and psychiatrists confirmed the questionnaire's validity after some modifications. In this research, 30 members of the clergy from the main religious city in Iran's “Qom” Seminary attended the training workshops for 2 days. The data obtained from the clergy's responses were analyzed using the SPSS software (ver.16) and descriptive and analytical tests. Also, the significance level was considered p < 0.05 in all tests. The results exhibited that the mean and standard deviation (Mean ± SD) of the clergy's attitude domain and awareness before the workshop was 1.90 ± 26.30 and 8.31 ± 1.64, respectively. Also, average and standard deviation (Mean ± SD) of their attitude domain and awareness after the workshop was 1.95 ± 29.73 and 1.18 ± 10.70, respectively.DiscussionThe present study, which was designed to examine the clergy's viewpoint toward mental illnesses and the consequent stigma in the most considerable religious base in the country, illustrated that one strategy for reducing mental illness stigma in religious communities can be by holding training sessions to promote the clergy's awareness of and attitude toward mental health.ConclusionThere was a significant statistical difference between their awareness and attitude scores before and after the workshop (p < 0.01). In the present research, the awareness and attitude of clergy toward mental health and stigma due to mental illness was relatively good and significantly increased by holding the workshop.

Evaluation of traffic noise pollution using geographic information system and descriptive statistical method: a case study in Mashhad, Iran.

Environmental consequences and the epidemiologic results of noise pollution have chronic effects leading to widespread complications in the long run. As far as we know, there are a few studies for pollution monitoring and control systems in comparison with other environmental pollutants. One of the largest metropolitan cities located in Iran is Mashhad city as known as one of the biggest religious cities in the world. Different properties of this city including historical, industrial, and religious draw thousands of visitors to Mashhad, yearly. This fact motivates us to contribute to the concept of noise pollution in streets and sidewalks around the Holy Shrine, namely, Imam Reza. In this regard, different measurements using geographic information system (GIS) and descriptive statistical methods were conducted for our case study in Mashhad, Iran. All measurements and records were done during the peak of morning crowd (10–12 AM) and evening crowd (4–6 PM) on both sidewalks of each street around the Holy Shrine. This study showed that the pollution in the evening time span (4–6 PM) has the maximum level of noise. Among all streets in our case study in Mashhad, Iran, Tabarsi street has the most amount of noise pollution with a mean of 78 dB(A) for the mean intensity for each point, and Imam Reza street has the minimum amount of pollution with a mean of 72.75 dB(A). Our findings from the temporal perspective analysis confirm that the noise pollution peaks in the evening, when weather conditions are favorable. From the spatial perspective analysis, the most intensive noise pollution was observed around residential and accommodation land uses, which have the highest number of arterial routes towards the Holy Shrine.