The UNESCO, a specialised agency of the United Nations, has a list of sites, such as forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, across the world which UNESCO considers is in the interest of international community to preserve each sites. These are the places of natural or cultural heritage. India with its rich biodiversity and great wildlife heritage has these natural World Heritage Sites. As of 2018, India has 36 heritage sites, the sixth most of any country.
Name of Heritage sites | Year | Place |
Ajanta Caves | 1983 | Maharashtra |
Ellora Caves | 1983 | Maharashtra |
Agra Fort | 1983 | Uttar Pradesh |
Taj Mahal | 1983 | Uttar Pradesh |
Sun Temple | 1984 | Orissa |
Mahabalipuram Monuments |
1984 | Tamil Nadu |
Kaziranga National Park |
1985 | Assam |
Keoladeo National Park |
1985 | Rajasthan |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
1985 | Assam |
Churches and Convents of Goa |
1986 | Goa |
Monuments of Khajuraho |
1986 | Madhya Pradesh |
Monuments of Hampi |
1986 | Karnataka |
Fatehpur Sikri | 1986 | Uttar Pradesh |
Elephanta Caves | 1987 | Maharashtra |
Great Living Chola Temples |
1987 | Tamil Nadu |
Pattadakal Monuments |
1987 | Karnataka |
Sundarbans National Park |
1987 | West Bengal |
Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park |
1988 | Uttarakhand |
Monuments of Buddha |
1989 |
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh |
Humayun’s Tomb | 1993 | Delhi |
Qutub Minar | 1993 | Delhi |
Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri |
1999 |
Darjeeling (West Bengal), Kalka Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu ) |
Mahabodhi Temple | 2002 | Bihar |
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters |
2003 | Madhya Pradesh |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
2004 | Maharashtra |
Champaner- Pavagadh Archaeological Park |
2004 | Gujarat |
Red Fort | 2007 | Delhi |
Jantar Mantar | 2010 | Rajasthan |
Western Ghats | 2012 |
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra |
Hill Forts | 2013 | Rajasthan |
Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell) |
2014 | Gujarat |
Great Himalayan National Park |
2014 | Himachal Pradesh |
Nalanda | 2016 | Bihar |
Khangchendzonga National Park |
2016 | Sikkim |
Architectural Work of Le Corbusier |
2016 | Chandigarh |