Complete List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

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List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

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UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at contributing “to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.”
Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 193 member states and 11 associate members.
UNESCO seeks to build a culture of peace and inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.
It sponsors projects related to literacy, technical training, education, the advancement of science, promoting independent media and freedom of the press
It also assists in translating and disseminating world literature, establishing international cooperation agreements to secure “World Heritage Sites” of cultural and natural importance, and bridging the worldwide digital divide.

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What is World Heritage Sites?

A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by UNESCO for its special cultural, physical, historical, scientific or other form of significance, which is legally protected by international treaties. The list of World Heritage Sites is maintained by the international ‘World Heritage Programme’, administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
This is embodied in an International treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world. India has 38 world heritage sites that include 30 Cultural Sites, 7 Natural Sites and 1 mixed site.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

The List of UNESCO World heritage Sites in India includes the following –

UNESCO Heritage Site	Location	Year of Nomination	Type
Taj Mahal	Agra, Uttar Pradesh	1983	Cultural
Agra Fort	Uttar Pradesh	1983	Cultural
Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra	1983	Cultural
Ellora Caves	Aurangabad, Maharashtra	1983	Cultural
Monuments at Mahabalipuram	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	1984	Cultural
Sun Temple, Konark	Odisha	1984	Cultural
Kaziranga National Park	Assam	1985	Natural
Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1985	Natural
Manas wildlife Sanctuary	Assam	1985	Natural
Churches and Convents of Goa	Goa	1986	Cultural
Fatehpur Sikri	Agra, Uttar Pradesh	1986	Cultural
Group of Monuments at Hampi	Bellary, Karnataka	1986	Cultural
Khajuraho group of Monuments	Madhya Pradesh	1986	Cultural
Elephanta Caves	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1987	Cultural
Great Living Chola Temples	Tamil Nadu	1987	Cultural
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	Karnataka	1987	Cultural
Sundarban National Park	West Bengal	1987	Natural
Nanda Devi National Park	Uttarakhand	1988	Natural
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi	Madhya Pradesh	1989	Cultural
Humayun’s Tomb	Delhi	1993	Cultural
Qutb Minar and its Monuments	Delhi	1993	Cultural
Mountain Railways of India	West Bengal	1999	Cultural
Mahabodhi Temple Complex	Bodh Gaya, Bihar	2001	Cultural
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	Madhya Pradesh	2003	Cultural
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaelogical Park	Gujarat	2004	Cultural
Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus	Mumbai, Maharashtra	2004	Cultural
Red Fort Complex	Delhi	2007	Cultural
Jantar Mantar	Jaipur, Rajasthan	2010	Cultural
Western Ghats	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu	2010	Natural
Hill Forts of Rajasthan	Rajasthan	2013	Cultural
Rani- ki- Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell)	Patan, Gujarat	2014	Cultural
The Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2014	Natural
Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim	2016	Mixed
The Architectural work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Chandigarh	2016	Cultural
Archaelogical site of Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda, Bihar	2016	Cultural
Historic City of Ahmadabad	Gujarat	2017	Cultural
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	2018	Cultural
Pink City	Jaipur, Rajasthan	2019	Cultural

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