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The Navel of the World or Earth usually refers to the
axis mundi or world axis, the supposed centre of the world or universe.
Navel of the World or Navel of the Earth may also refer to:
Locations
The
omphalion ("navel") in Delphi, Greece
The
Foundation Stone in Jerusalem, Israel
Calvary in Jerusalem, Israel
Israel itself (טבור כדור הארץ , Tabbur HaAres , Ezek. 38:12)
The
Bodhi Tree in the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India
Mualiman napa, Kuopio
The
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
Babylon in present-day Iraq
The altar at
Paphos , present-day Kouklia, Greece
Cusco , Peru, according to Incan tradition
Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in Arizona, US, according to the O'odham nation
A lithic site near Ahu Te Pito Kura,
Easter Island
Mir Mine , Sakha Republic, Siberia
Popular culture
See also