WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
Five properties have been nominated as World Heritage Sites during the last five years. The list of the sites nominated is attached in Annexure-II.
Inclusion of sites in the World Heritage List brings laurels to the country and attracts visitors, which in turn boosts economic growth and tourism around the property. At the newly nominated World Heritage Site, Moidam, an interpretation centre, rain-shelters, pathways, signages have already been provided to promote tourism and awareness.
The state wise details of total number of sites in India is attached herewith as Annexure I.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure-I
INDIA: WORLD HERITAGE SITES
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Site
State
Year
Agra Fort
Uttar Pradesh
1983
Ajanta Caves
Maharashtra
1983
Ellora Caves
Maharashtra
1983
Taj Mahal
Uttar Pradesh
1983
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Tamil Nadu
1984
Sun Temple, Konarak
Odisha
1984
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
1985
Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan
1985
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam
1985
Churches and Convents
Goa
1986
Fatehpur Sikri
Uttar Pradesh
1986
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Karnataka
1986
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Madhya Pradesh
1986
Elephanta Caves
Maharashtra
1987
Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuran and Darasuram
Tamil Nadu
1987 & 2004
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Karnataka
1987
Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal
1987
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Uttarakhand
1988 & 2005
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh
1989
Humayun’s Tomb
Delhi
1993
QutbMinar and its Monuments
Delhi
1993
22a Mountain Railway of India (Darjeeling)
22b Nilgiri
22c Kalka – Shimla
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh
1999
2005
2008
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Bihar
2002
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Madhya Pradesh
2003
Champaner – Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Gujarat
2004
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
(formerly Victoria Terminus)
Maharashtra
2004
Red Fort Complex
Delhi
2007
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Rajasthan
2010
Western Ghats
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
2012
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
30a Chittorgarh
30b Kumbhalgarh
30c Jaisalmer
30d Ranthambhore
30e Amber
30fGagron
Rajasthan
2013
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan
Gujarat
2014
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
Himachal Pradesh
2014
Archeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda
Bihar
2016
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Chandigarh
2016
Khangchendzonga National Park
Sikkim
2016
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Gujarat
2017
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Maharashtra
2018
Jaipur City
Rajasthan
2019
Dholavira: a Harappan City
Gujarat
2021
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
Telangana
2021
Santiniketan, India
West Bengal
2023
Sacred Ensemble of Hoysalas
Karnataka
2023
Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
Assam