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List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India – updated

March 14, 2020 by Vijay Choudhary 5 Comments

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India – updated. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Total number of UNESCO World Heritage Site in India is 38 (1 mixed, 7 Natural and 30 Cultural). Until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as of special cultural or physical significance. World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
Until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria. The criteria are regularly revised by the Committee to reflect the evolution of the World Heritage concept itself. Name of UNESCO World Heritage Site, location, year of notification, and total area is given below………

UNESCO World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as of special cultural or physical significance.

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.

World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Places as diverse and unique as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon in the USA, or the Acropolis in Greece are examples of the 1007 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.

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Selection Criteria

These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention which, besides the text of the Convention, is the main working tool on World Heritage. The criteria are regularly revised by the Committee to reflect the evolution of the World Heritage concept itself.

Until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria. With the adoption of the revised Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, only one set of ten criteria exists.

  1. To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
  2. To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.
  3. To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.
  4. To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history.
  5. To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change.
  6. To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria).
  7. To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
  8. To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features.
  9. To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals.
  10. To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

Mission

  1. Encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage.
  2. Encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List.
  3. Encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites.
  4. Help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance and professional training.
  5. Provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger.
  6. Support States Parties’ public awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation.
  7. Encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage.
  8. Encourage international cooperation in the conservation of our world’s cultural and natural heritage.
List of Natural World Heritage Sites. Name of UNESCO World Heritage Site, location, year of notification, and total area is as follows…
Sl. No.Name of Natural World Heritage SiteStateYear of NotificationArea (In Km2)
1Kaziranga National ParkAssam1985429.96
2Keoladeo Ghana National ParkRajasthan198528.73
3Manas Wildlife SanctuaryAssam1985391.00
4Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of FlowersUttarakhand1982
2005
630.00
87.50
5Sunderbans National ParkWest Bengal19841,330.10
6Western GhatsMaharashtra,
Goa,
Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu and
Kerala
20121,60,000.00
7Great Himalayan National ParkHimachal Pradesh2014905.4
List of Cultural World Heritage Sites. Name of UNESCO World Heritage Site, location, and year of notification is as follows…
Sl. No.Name of Cultural World Heritage SiteStateYear of Notification
1Agra FortUttar Pradesh1983
2Ajanta CavesMaharashtra1983
3Buddhist Monuments at SanchiMadhya Pradesh1989
4Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkGujarat2004
5Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus)Maharashtra2004
6Churches and Convents of GoaGoa1986
7Elephanta CavesMaharashtra1987
8Ellora CavesMaharashtra1983
9Fatehpur SikriUttar Pradesh1986
10Great Living Chola TemplesTamil Nadu1987
11Group of Monuments at HampiKarnataka1986
12Group of Monuments at MahabalipuramTamil Nadu1984
13Group of Monuments at PattadakalKarnataka1987
14Hill Forts of RajasthanRajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhore, Amber Sub-Cluster, Jaisalmer, Gagron)2013
15Humayun’s Tomb, DelhiDelhi1993
16Khajuraho Group of MonumentsMadhya Pradesh1986
17Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh GayaBihar2002
18Mountain Railways of IndiaTamil Nadu1999
19Qutb Minar and its Monuments, DelhiDelhi1993
20Rani-Ki-Van (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, GujaratGujarat2014
21Red Fort ComplexDelhi2007
22Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaMadhya Pradesh2003
23Sun Temple, KonarakOrissa1984
24Taj MahalUttar Pradesh1983
25The Jantar Mantar, JaipurRajasthan2010
26Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at NalandaBihar2016
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29.

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

Historic City of Ahmadabad

Mumbai’s victorian art deco ensembles

Chandigarh

Gujarat

Mumbai

2016

2017

2018

30.Jaipur CityRajasthan2019

List of Mixed World Heritage Sites in India

Sl. No.Name of Mixed World Heritage SiteStateYear of Notification
1Khangchendzonga National ParkSikkim2016

Source – UNESCO World Heritage Convention

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  1. Neha says

    March 22, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    Nice collection of UNESCO sites in India.

  2. lakhbir saini says

    October 17, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    A good detail of world heritages in india.

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