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Location - Geographical areas / Infrastructure
* 20 July 2025
World
Heritage sites
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.
Source: whc.unesco.org
World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO (the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as places of
outstanding value to humanity. These sites can be ancient ruins,
historical structures, cities, natural landscapes, or areas of
exceptional beauty. As of July 2025, there are 1,248 World Heritage
Sites across 170 countries. The designation aims to promote conservation
and protection for future generations, ensuring that these
irreplaceable sites are preserved against threats such as urbanization,
climate change, and tourism.
Source: Wikipedia
* 20 July 2025
World
Heritage sites in India
As of 2025, 44 sites in India have been added to the UNESCO World
Heritage List. They include locations in Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh,
Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Telangana,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
The list of World Heritage sites in India added to the UNESCO World
Heritage List from 1983 to 2025
1983 Ajanta
Caves, Maharashtra
1983 Ellora
Caves, Maharashtra
1983 Agra
Fort, Uttar Pradesh
1983 Taj
Mahal, Uttar Pradesh
1984 Sun Temple,
Konarak, Odisha
1984 Group
of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu
1985 Kaziranga
National Park, Assam
1985 Manas
Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
1985 Keoladeo
National Park, Rajasthan
1986 Churches
and Convents of Goa
1986 Khajuraho
Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh
1986 Group
of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka
1986 Fatehpur
Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
1987 Group
of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka
1987 Elephanta
Caves, Maharashtra
1987 Brihadisvara
Temple, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
1987 Sundarbans
National Park, West Bengal
1988 Nanda
Devi National Park, Uttarakhand
1989 Buddhist
Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
1993 Humayun's
Tomb, Delhi
1993 Qutb
Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
1999 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (West Bengal), the Nilgiri Mountain
Railway (Tamilnadu), and the Kalka-Shimla Railway (Himachal Pradesh)
2002 Mahabodhi
Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, Bihar
2003 Rock
Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
2004 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), Maharashtra
2004 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat
2007 Red Fort Complex, Delhi
2010 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2012 Western Ghats (Maharashtra, Karnatka, Kerala, Tamilnadu)
2013 Hill Forts of Rajasthan
2014 Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, Himachal Pradesh
2014 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
2016 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
2016 Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, Chandigarh
2017Historic City of Ahmadabad, Gujarat
2018 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, Maharashtra
2019 Jaipur City, Rajasthan
2021 Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat
2021 Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
2023 Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, Karnataka
2023 Santiniketan, West Bengal
2024 Moidams - the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, Assam
2025 Maratha Military Landscapes of India (11 in Maharashtra and 1 in Tamilnadu)
Source: whc.unesco.org
For more info & map showing the locations, visit wikipedia.org
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