List of 38 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) selects a landmark or area on the basis of cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. These landmarks or areas are known as World Heritage Sites. These World Heritage Sites are legally protected by international treaties.

The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is established in 1972. It has all the places that hold importance to the cultural or natural heritage of the world.

From the majestic Taj Mahal in Agra to the architectural ruins of Hampi, India is home to 38 World Heritage Sites. India had 37 UNESCO world heritage sites until 2019. The Jaipur in Rajasthan is the new entry in 2019 to this list. These world heritage sites in India are recognized by UNESCO.

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List of UNESCO world heritage sites in India

Here is the list of world heritage sites in India by UNESCO.

	Name	Region	Period	UNESCO Data
1.	Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra	2nd century BC to the 6th century	242; 1983
2.	Ellora Caves	Maharashtra	600 to 1000 AD	243; 1983
3.	Agra Fort	Uttar Pradesh	16th century	251; 1983
4.	Taj Mahal	Uttar Pradesh	17th century	252; 1983
5.	Sun Temple, Konârak	Puri District, Odisha	13th-century	246; 1984
6.	Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram	Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu	7th and 8th centuries	249; 1984
7.	Kaziranga National Park	Assam	20th century	337; 1985
8.	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	Assam	20th century	338; 1985
9.	Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1981	340; 1985
10.	Churches and Convents of Goa	Velha Goa (Old Goa), Goa	16th and 18th centuries	234; 1986
11.	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	Madhya Pradesh	950 AD to 1050 AD	240; 1986
12.	Group of Monuments at Hampi	Ballari district, Karnataka, India	14th and 16th centuries	241; 1986
13.	Fatehpur Sikri	Uttar Pradesh	16th century	255; 1986;
14.	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	Bagalkot District, Karnataka	8th century	239; 1987
15.	Elephanta Caves	Maharashtra	5th to 8th centuries	244rev; 1987
16.	Great Living Chola Temples ( Brihadeeswarar temple )	Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu	11th and 12th century	250bis; 1987
	Great Living Chola Temples ( Airavateshwarar Temple )	Darasuram, Tamil Nadu	11th and 12th century	250bis; 1987
	Great Living Chola Temples ( Brihadeeswarar Temple )	Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu	11th and 12th century	250bis; 1987
17.	Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal	1939 and 1982	452; 1987
18.	Nanda Devi and Valley of flowers	Uttarakhand	1939 and 1982	335bis; 1988, 2005
19.	Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi	Madhya Pradesh, India	2nd and 1st centuries BC to the 12th century AD	524; 1989
20.	Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi	delhi	1572	232, 1993
21.	Qutb Minar and its Monuments	Delhi	Late 12th century	233, 1993
22.	Mountain Railways of India ( Darjeeling Himalayan Railway  )	Darjeeling, West Bengal	19th and early 20th centuries	944ter; 1999
	Mountain Railways of India ( Nilgiri Mountain Railway)	Ooty, Tamil Nadu	19th and early 20th centuries	944ter; 2005
	Mountain Railways of India ( Kalka-Shimla Railway)	Himachal Pradesh	19th and early 20th centuries	944ter; 2008
23.	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	Bihar	3rd century BC, 5th and 6th century AD and 19th century	1056 rev; 2002;
24.	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	Madhya Pradesh	30,000 years	925; 2003
25.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)	Maharashtra	1887–1888	945rev; 2004
26.	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	Gujrat	Prehistoric and 8th to 14th centuries	1101; 2004
27.	Red Fort Complex	Delhi	1648	231rev, 2007
28.	The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	1727 and 1734	1338; 2010
29.	Western Ghats	Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster, Periyar Sub-Cluster, Anamalai sub-cluster, Nilgiri sub-cluster, Talakaveri Sub-Cluster (five properties), Kudremukh Sub-Cluster (five properties), Sahyadri Sub-Cluster		2012
30.	Hill Forts of Rajasthan	Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhore, Amber Sub-Cluster, Jaisalmer, Gagron	7th to 16th centuries[	247; 2013
31.	Rani ki vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)	Patan, Gujarat, India	11th century AD	2014
32.	Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh		2014
33.	Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar	Bihar	5th to 12th centuries	2016
34.	Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim		2016
35.	The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier	Chandigarh	20th century	2016
36.	Historic City of Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	15th century	2017
37.	The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai	Maharashtra	1862	2018
38.	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	18 November 1727	2019

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