List of World Heritage Sites in India
List of heritage sites
Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee Region: of the States and territories of India Period: time period of significance, typically of construction UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria (i) through (vi) are cultural, while (vii) through (x) are natural.

List of World Heritage Sites in India

Section Title: List of heritage sites
Table Section Text: Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee Region: of the States and territories of India Period: time period of significance, typically of construction UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria (i) through (vi) are cultural, while (vii) through (x) are natural.

Sr. No.	Name	Image	Region	Period	UNESCO data	Description

1	Ajanta Caves	Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra, India	2nd century BC to the 6th century	242; 1983; i, ii, iii, vi	The Ajanta Caves are Buddhist caves built in two phases. The first, was from the reign of Emperor Ashoka.

2	Ellora Caves	Kailash temple, Ellora	Maharashtra, India	600 to 1000 AD	243; 1983; (i)(iii)(vi)	The Ellora Caves, also known as the Ellora Complex, are a cultural mix of religious arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

3	Agra Fort	Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh Agra Fort	Uttar Pradesh, India	16th century	251; 1983; iii	The Agra Fort, also known as the Red Fort of Agra, represents Mughal opulence and power as the center piece of their empire.

4	Taj Mahal	Taj Mahal at Sunrise, Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh, India	17th century	252; 1983;i	The Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is a mausoleum — a funerary mosque. It was built by Emperor Shahjahan in memory of his third wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal who had died in 1631.

5	Sun Temple, Konârak	Front view of Konark Sun Temple	Puri District, Odisha, India	13th-century	246; 1984;(i)(iii)(vi)	The Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the "Black Pagoda"), at Konark, in Odisha. Located on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Mahanadi Delta, it is built in the form of the chariot of Surya (Arka), the sun god with 24 wheels, and is heavily decorated with symbolic stone carvings and led by a team of six horses.

6	Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram	View of Shore Temple	Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India	7th and 8th centuries	249; 1984; (i)(ii)(iii)(vi)	The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, in Tamil Nadu, about 58 km (36 mi) from Chennai, were built by the Pallava kings in the 7th and 8th centuries.

7	Kaziranga National Park	Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros	Assam, India	20th century	337; 1985; ix, x	Kaziranga, located in the Northeastern state of Assam in the flood plains of the Brahmaputra River's south bank, was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1985 for its unique natural environment.

8	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	Capped langur in Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam Manas National Park	Assam, India	20th century	338; 1985; vii, ix, x	The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the northeastern state of Assam covers an area of 50,000 hectares (120,000 acres) in the plains of the Manas River in the foot hills of the Himalayas, on the border with Bhutan (contiguous with the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan).

9	Keoladeo National Park	Sarus crane, Keoladeo National Park	Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India	1981	340; 1985; (x)	The Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur is located within the Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest Biogeographical Province. It extends over an area of 2,783 hectares (6,880 acres).

10	Churches and Convents of Goa	Basílica do Bom Jesus, Velha Goa St Cajetan Goa	Velha Goa (Old Goa), Goa, India	16th and 18th centuries	234; 1986; (ii)(iv)(vi)	The Churches and Convents of Goa are monuments inscribed by UNESCO under the World Heritage List in 1986 as cultural property, under criteria (ii),(iv) and (vi), which were built by the Portuguese colonial rulers of Goa between the 16th and 18th centuries.

11	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	Khajuraho temple	Madhya Pradesh, India	950 AD to 1050 AD	240; 1986; (i) (iii)	The Khajuraho Group of Monuments attributed to the Chandela dynasty which, under sovereignty of Gurjar Pratihars reached its glory. The ensemble of monuments that have survived belong to the Hindu and Jain Religious practices with striking fusion of sculpture and architecture; the best example of this outstanding feature is seen in theKandariya Temple.

12	Group of Monuments at Hampi	Virupaksha temple at Hampi	Ballari district, Karnataka, India	14th and 16th centuries	241 ; 1986; (i)(iii)(iv)	The Group of Monuments at Hampi comprise a sombre but ostentatious Hampi town, on the banks of the river Tungabhadra in Karnataka.

13	Fatehpur Sikri	Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri	Uttar Pradesh, India	16th century	255; 1986; ii, iii, iv	Fatehpur Sikri, "the City of Victory," was built during the second half of the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1556–1605).

14	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	-	Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India	8th century	239 ; 1987; (iii)(iv)	The Group of monuments in Pattadakal designated under UNESCO World Heritage List, in 1987, cover a remarkable series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary in northern Karnataka.

15	Elephanta Caves	Elephanta Caves Trimurti in Elephanta Caves	Maharashtra, India	5th to 8th centuries	244rev; 1987; (i)(iii)	The Elephanta Caves are a network of sculpted caves located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east of the city of Mumbai.

16	Great Living Chola Temples	Chola temple sculpture	Brihadeeswarar temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu, India	11th and 12th century	250bis; 1987; (ii)(iii)	The Great Living Chola Temples, built by kings of the Chola Empire stretched over all of Tamil Nadu. This cultural heritage site includes three great temples of the 11th and 12th centuries namely, the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikondacholisvaram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.

Airavateshwarar Temple	Airavateshwarar Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Brihadeeswarar Temple	Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

17	Sundarbans National Park	Sunderbans map Sundarban mangrove forests Big crocodile in the park	West Bengal (India)	1939 and 1982	452; 1987 ; (ix) and (x)	The Sundarbans National Park, the largest estuarine mangrove forest in the world is a national park, tiger reserve, World Heritage site and a biosphere reserve located in the Sundarbans Ganges river delta bordering the Bay of Bengal, in West Bengal.

18	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	Valley of flowers Nanda Devi in the national park	Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India	1939 and 1982	335bis; 1988, 2005 ;(vii),(x)	The Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks are nestled high in West Himalaya. Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty.

19	Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi	Sanchi	Madhya Pradesh, India	2nd and 1st centuries BC to the 12th century AD	524; 1989; (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	The Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, located 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Bhopal in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are a group of Buddhist monuments dated between 200 BC and 100 BC.

20	Humayun's Tomb, Delhi	Front view Delhi Humayun's Tomb	Delhi, India	1572	232, 1993, (ii), (iv)	Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, the first tomb built with several innovations, set at the centre of luxurious gardens with water channels, was the precursor monument to the Taj Mahal (built a century later).

21	Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi	Front view with reflections, central water channel in the 'Chahr Bagh' Garden, Delhi Iron Pillar	Delhi, India	Late 12th century	233, 1993, (iv)	The Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi, located to the south of Delhi, is a complex with the Qutb Minar as the centre piece, which is a red sandstone tower of 72.5 metres (238 ft) height with a base of 14.32 metres (47.0 ft) reducing to 2.75 metres (9.0 ft) diameter at the top.

22	Mountain Railways of India	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Darjeeling, West Bengal, India	19th and early 20th centuries	944ter; 1999, 2005, 2008; (ii)(iv)	The Mountain Railways of India represent a collective listing of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the Kalka-Shimla Railway under the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway	Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005) Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India

Kalka-Shimla Railway	Kalka-Shimla Railway, Himachal Pradesh (2008) India

23	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	Mahabodhi temple and the Bodhi Tree to its left, Bihar	Bihar, India	3rd century BC, 5th and 6th century AD and 19th century	1056 rev; 2002; i, ii, iii, iv, vi	The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (Buddha Gaya), spread over an area of 4.86 hectares (12.0 acres) was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List i as a unique property of cultural and archaeological importance.

24	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	Bhimbetka Cave Paintings Bhimbetka Caves	Madhya Pradesh, India	30,000 years	925; 2003; (iii) (v)	The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka described in the UNESCO Inscription as "the site complex … a magnificent repository of rock paintings within natural rock shelters" is located in the foothills of the Vindhya range of hills in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

25	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Maharashtra, India	1887–1888	945rev; 2004; (ii)(iv)	The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a historic railway station in Mumbai, which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, and serves Central Railway trains terminating in Mumbai as well as the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

26	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	Pavgadha hill	Gujarat, India	Prehistoric and 8th to 14th centuries	1101; 2004; iii, iv, v, vi	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is situated in the Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004 as a cultural site.

27	Red Fort Complex	Red Fort	Delhi, India	1648	231rev, 2007, (ii), (iii), (vi)	The Red Fort Complex, also known as Lal Qila is a palace fort built in the 17th century by Shahjahan (1628–58), the fifth Mughal emperor as part of his new capital city of Shahjahanabad.

28	The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	Jantar Mantar	Jaipur, Rajasthan, India	1727 and 1734	1338; 2010; (iii)(iv)	The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (King) Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734.

29	Western Ghats	Agasthymalai Peak	Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster	2012	The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain range along the western side of India and one of the world's ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots" (sub cluster nomination) A total of thirty nine properties (including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests) were designated as World Heritage sites – twenty in the state of Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.

Periyar National Park	Periyar Sub-Cluster

Anamalai Mountains	Anamalai Sub-Cluster

Nilgiri Hills	Nilgiri Sub-Cluster

Talakaveri Valley	Talakaveri Sub-Cluster (five properties)

Kudremukh Hills	Kudremukh Sub-Cluster (five properties)

Western Ghats, near Matheran, India	Sahyadri Sub-Cluster

30	Hill Forts of Rajasthan	Chittorgarh fort.JPG	Chittorgarh	7th to 16th centuries	247; 2013;(ii)(iii)	The Hill Forts of Rajasthan, are a series of sites located on rocky outcrops of the Aravallis mountain range in Rajasthan.

-	Kumbhalgarh

-	Ranthambhore

-	Amber Sub-Cluster

-	Jaisalmer

Gagron fort.JPG	Gagron

31	Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell)	Rani ki vav, Patan, Gujarat	Patan, Gujarat, India	11th century AD	2014	Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat, is a famous stepwell It is famous for its size and sculpture.

32	Great Himalayan National Park	Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India	Himachal Pradesh, India	2014	The Great Himalayan National Park at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, is characterized by high alpine peaks, alpine meadows and riverine forests. The 90,540 ha property includes the upper mountain glacial and snow melt water source origins of several rivers, and the catchments of water supplies that are vital to millions of downstream users.

33	Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar	Ruins of Nalanda, Bihar, India	Bihar, India	5th to 12th centuries	2016	The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.

34	Khangchendzonga National Park	The Goecha La in Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim, India	Sikkim, India	2016	Located at the heart of the Himalayan range in northern India (State of Sikkim), the Khangchendzonga National Park includes a unique diversity of plains, valleys, lakes, glaciers and spectacular, snow-capped mountains covered with ancient forests, including the world's third highest peak, Mount Khangchendzonga.

35	The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier	The Palace of assembly, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh	Chandigarh, India	20th century	2016	Chosen from the work of Le Corbusier, the 17 sites comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven countries. Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh, is home to numerous architectural projects of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Matthew Nowicki and Albert Mayer.

36	Historic City of Ahmedabad	Teen Darwaza of Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India	15th century	2017	The walled city of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah I in the 15th century, on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River, presents a rich architectural heritage from the sultanate period, notably the Bhadra citadel, the walls and gates of the Fort city and numerous mosques and tombs as well as important Hindu and Jain temples of later periods.

37	The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai	-	Maharashtra, India	1862	2018	This is a collection of the Victorian Gothic buildings and Art Deco buildings. They are the Bombay High Court, Rajabai Clock Tower, Eros Cinema and the University of Mumbai.

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In 2014, Rani ki vav was added to the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

final_sentence: In 2014, Rani ki vav was added to the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.