UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India – PDF Download

Currently there are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Out of these, 27
are Cultural Heritage Sites, 7 are Natural Heritage Sites and 1 site is
categorised as Mixed.

27 Cultural Heritage Sites

Name of the Site State/UT Year of Listing

Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983

Ellora Caves Maharashtra 1983

Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983

Group of Monuments at
Tamil Nadu 1984
Mahabalipuram
Sun Temple, Konârak Odisha 1984

Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986

Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986

Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986

Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh 1986

Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987

Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987

Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1989

Humayun's Tomb Delhi 1993

Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi 1993

West Bengal, Tamil
Mountain Railways of India Nadu and Himachal 1999
Pradesh
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at
Bihar 2002
Bodh Gaya

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Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh 2003
Champaner-Pavagadh
Gujarat 2004
Archaeological Park
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Maharashtra 2004
(formerly Victoria Terminus)
Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007

The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajathan 2010

Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajathan 2013

Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell)
Gujarat 2014
at Patan
Archaelogical site of Nalanda
Bihar 2016
University
The Architectural Work of Le
Chandigarh 2016
Corbusier

7 Natural Heritage Sites

Name of the Site State/UT Year of Listing

Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985

Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 1985

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985

Sundarbans National Park West Bengal 1987

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers
Uttarakhand 1988
National Park
Kerala, Karnataka,
Western Ghats Tamil Nadu & 2012
Maharashtra
Great Himalayan National Park
Himachal Pradesh 2014
Conservation Area

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 Mixed
Name of the Site State/UT Year of Listing

Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim 2016

Notes on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India:

Great Living Chola Temples includes one Brihadeeswarar temple in Ariyalur

district of Tamil Nadu, one Airavateshwarar Temple in Thanjavur district of
Tamil Nadu and another one Brihadeeswarar temple in Thajavur district of
Tamil Nadu.

Mountain Railways of India includes Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in

Darjeeling, West Bengal, Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Ooty, Tamil Nadu and
Kalka-Shimla Railway in Himachal Pradesh.

Hill Fort of Rajasthan includes fort in Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh,

Ranthambhore, Amber Sub-Cluster, Jaisalmer and Gagron

Western Ghats include 20 sites in the state of Kerala, 10 in Karnataka, 5

in Tamil Nadu and 4 in Maharashtra.

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