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Currently, the 5 major religions in the world are: Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
Middle east and South Asia are the place where 4 of the 5 major religion come from.
- India (which is located on south asia) is the place where Hindhu and Budha originated from. (2 of the 5 major religion).
- Israel is the place where Judaism came from and Islam come is originated from Mecca. (both Israel and Mecca located in the middle east)