List of 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India – In India, There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala, the famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somananthpura in Karnataka were listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list. This commemorates the 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in India. Of the 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India, 34 are cultural, 7 are natural, and 1 is mixed (both cultural and natural).
42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
S.No | World Heritage Sites | Location | Year |
1 | Ajanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1983 |
2 | Ellora Caves | Maharashtra | 1983 |
3 | Agra Fort | Agra | 1983 |
4 | Taj Mahal | Agra | 1983 |
5 | Sun Temple | Orissa | 1984 |
6 | Mahabalipuram Monuments | Tamil Nadu | 1984 |
7 | Kaziranga National Park | Assam | 1985 |
8 | Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan | 1985 |
9 | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Assam | 1985 |
10 | Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa | 1986 |
11 | Monuments of Khajuraho | Madhya Pradesh | 1986 |
12 | Monuments of Hampi | Karnataka | 1986 |
13 | Fatehpur Sikri | Agra | 1986 |
14 | Elephanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1987 |
15 | Great Living Chola Temples | Tamil Nadu | 1987 |
16 | Pattadakal Monuments | Karnataka | 1987 |
17 | Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal | 1987 |
18 | Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park | Uttarakhand | 1988 |
19 | Monuments of Buddha | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh | 1989 |
20 | Humayun’s Tomb | Delhi | 1993 |
21 | Qutub Minar and its Monuments | Delhi | 1993 |
22 | Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri | Darjeeling | 1999 |
23 | Mahabodhi Temple | Bihar | 2002 |
24 | Bhimbetka Rock Shelters | Madhya Pradesh | 2003 |
25 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Maharashtra | 2004 |
26 | ChampanerPavagadh Archaeological Park | Gujarat | 2004 |
27 | Red Fort | Delhi | 2007 |
28 | Jantar Mantar | Delhi | 2010 |
29 | Western Ghats | Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra | 2012 |
30 | Hill Forts | Rajasthan | 2013 |
31 | Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell) | Gujarat | 2014 |
32 | Great Himalayan National Park | Himachal Pradesh | 2014 |
33 | Nalanda | Bihar | 2016 |
34 | Khangchendzonga National Park | Sikkim | 2016 |
35 | Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex) | Chandigarh | 2016 |
36 | The Historic City | Ahmedabad | 2017 |
37 | Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles | Mumbai | 2018 |
38 | The Pink City | Jaipur | 2019 |
39 | Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple | Telangana | 2021 |
40 | Dholavira | Gujarat | 2021 |
41 | Santiniketan | West Bengal | 2023 |
42 | Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura | Karnataka | 2023 |
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