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Religious precinct
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For other uses, see Precinct.
A religious or sacred precinct is the area around a religious site, such as a temple, that is dedicated to religious purposes. A religious precinct may be defined by a physical enclosure, although this is not always the case.[1] Religious precincts are an aspect of the spatiality of religion.[2]
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Religious precincts in urban settings often serve a mixture of religious and non-religious purposes.[2] In some cases, a religious precinct may take up a substantial part of a city: the sacred precinct in Tenochtitlan encompassed 78 buildings.[3]
In polytheistic faiths, a religious precinct may encompass sites dedicated to multiple gods. The ancient Roman sacred precinct at Altbachtal encompassed more than 70 distinct temples.[4]