Bharat : Heritage Sites
Sites of outstanding value to humanity that are to be protected
and for posterity are considered as World Heritage Sites (External
website that opens in a new window). Conservation of such sites
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 Committee under this Convention includes properties
under the following three categories:
Natural Heritage Sites
A "natural heritage" consist of natural features
consisting of physical and biological formations, which are of outstanding
universal value from aesthetic or scientific point of view; geological
and physiographical formation and precisely delimitated areas which
constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants
of outstanding universal value from point of view of science or
conservation; and/ or natural sites.
Cultural Heritage sites
A "cultural heritage" consists of monuments, architectural
works, works of monumental sculptures, painting, elements or structures
of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations
of features of outstanding universal value; group of buildings or
groups of separate or connected buildings ; works of man or the
combined work of nature and man and areas including archaeological
sites which are out outstanding universal value from historical,
aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological point of view.
Mixed Heritage Sites
A "Mixed heritage" consists of properties having both
the natural as well as cultural importance.
India was ratified to the World Heritage Convention on 14th November
1977.
World Heritage Sites : Cultural
Note : For detailed information,
visit the heritage forum
Agra Fort (1983)
Ajanta Caves (1983)
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
Elephanta Caves (1987)
Ellora Caves (1983)
Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
Great Living Chola Temples (1987)
Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
Mountain Railways of India (1999)
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
Red Fort Complex (2007)
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
Taj Mahal (1983)
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)
World Heritage Sites : Natural
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visit the heritage forum
Kaziranga National Park (1985)
Keoladeo National Park (1985)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
Sundarbans National Park (1987)
World Heritage Sites : Properties submitted on the Tentative
List
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visit the heritage forum
Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (1998)
Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor
(1998)
Golconda Fort, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh (1998)
Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat, Disstt, Kachchh (1998)
Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (1998)
Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (1998)
Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar (1998)
Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (1998)
Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1998)
Hemis Gompa (1998)
Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (2004)
River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam
(2004)
Kalka Shimla Railway (2004)
The Matheran Light Railway (extension to the Mountain Railways of
India) (2005)
Western Ghats (sub cluster nomination) (2006)
Namdapha National Park (2006)
Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (2006)
Kangchendzonga National Park (2006)
Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (2006)
The Kangra Valley Railway - Extension to the Mountain Railways of
India (2009)
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST (2009)
The Maharaja Railways of India (2009)
Oak Grove School (2009)
Excavated Remains at Nalanda (2009)
Great Himalayan National Park (2009)
Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (2009)
Neora Valley National Park (2009)
Desert National Park (2009)
Silk Road Sites in India (2010)
Santiniketan (2010)
The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi
Tombs, Charminar (2010)
Mughal Gardens in Kashmir (2010)
Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2010)
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/in
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