India’s 2022 World Heritage Sites
India is home to 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The most recent additions to the list under “Cultural” are Dholavira and Ramappa Temple. Telangana’s “Ramappa Temple” and Gujarat’s “Dholavira,” which will be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2021. This choice was made during the 44th meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which took place in China. There are now 40 World Heritage Sites in total as opposed to 38 in 2021.
What is UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A location is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Convention regarding the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, accepted by UNESCO, serves as an illustration of this.
List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
1. Human creative genius.
2. Interchange of values.
3. Testimony to cultural tradition.
4. Significance in human history.
5. Traditional human settlement.
6. Heritage associated with events of universal significance.
7. Natural phenomena or beauty.
8. Major stages of Earth’s history.
9. Significant ecological and biological processes.
10. The significant natural habitat for biodiversity.
List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India:
S.No Name of Sites Year Location
1 Ajanta Caves 1983 Maharashtra
2 Ellora Caves 1983 Maharashtra
3 Agra Fort 1983 Agra
4 Taj Mahal 1983 Agra
5 Sun Temple 1984 Orissa
6 Mahabalipuram Monuments 1984 Tamil Nadu
7 Kaziranga National Park 1985 Assam
8 Keoladeo
National Park 1985 Rajasthan
9 Manas
Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 Assam
10 Churches and
Convents of Goa 1986 Goa
11 Monuments
of Khajuraho 1986 Madhya
Pradesh
12 Monuments
of Hampi 1986 Karnataka
13 Fatehpur Sikri 1986 Agra
14 Elephanta Caves 1987 Maharashtra
15 Great Living
Chola Temples 1987 Tamil Nadu
16 Pattadakal
Monuments 1987 Karnataka
17 Sundarbans
National Park 1987 West Bengal
18 Nanda Devi &
Valley of Flowers
National Park 1988 Uttarakhand
19 Monuments of
Buddha 1989 Sanchi,
Madhya
Pradesh
20 Humayun’s Tomb 1993 Delhi
21 Qutub Minar and
its Monuments 1993 Delhi
22 Mountain
Railways
of Darjeeling,
Kalka
Shimla & Nilgiri 1999 Darjeeling
23 Mahabodhi
Temple 2002 Bihar
24 Bhimbetka Rock Shelters 2003 Madhya Pradesh
25 Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus 2004 Maharashtra
26 ChampanerPavagadh
Archaeological
Park 2004 Gujarat
27 Red Fort 2007 Delhi
28 Jantar Mantar 2010 Delhi
29 Western Ghats 2012 Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Maharashtra
30 Hill Forts 2013 Rajasthan
31 Rani Ki Vav
(The Queen’s
Stepwell) 2014 Gujarat
32 Great Himalayan
National Park 2014 Himachal
Pradesh
33 Nalanda 2016 Bihar
34 Khangchendzonga
National Park 2016 Sikkim
35 Architectural Work
of Le Corbusier
(Capitol Complex) 2016 Chandigarh
36 The Historic City 2017 Ahmedabad
37 Victorian Gothic
and Art Deco
Ensembles 2018 Mumbai
38 The Pink City 2019 Jaipur
39 Kakatiya
Rudreshwara
(Ramappa)
Temple 2021 Telangana
40 Dholavira 2021
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