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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Agra Fort 1983 Cultural 4 3.61
Ahmadabad 2017 Cultural 4 2.69
Ajanta Caves 1983 Cultural 7 3.97
Champaner-Pavagadh 2004 Cultural 2 3.09
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 2004 Cultural 10 3.03
Chola Temples 1987 Cultural 8 4.4
Churches and Convents of Goa 1986 Cultural 9 3.41
Dholavira: A Harappan City 2021 Cultural 0 4.41
Elephanta Caves 1987 Cultural 6 3.09
Ellora Caves 1983 Cultural 11 4.32
Fatehpur Sikri 1986 Cultural 8 3.47
Great Himalayan National Park 2014 Natural 1 3.76
Hampi 1986 Cultural 4 4.39
Hill Forts of Rajasthan 2013 Cultural 5 3.86
Humayun's Tomb 1993 Cultural 6 3.42
Jaipur City, Rajasthan 2019 Cultural 3 3.43
Jantar Mantar 2010 Cultural 4 3.18
Kaziranga National Park 1985 Natural 2 3.92
Keoladeo National Park 1985 Natural 4 2.94
Khajuraho Group of Monuments 1986 Cultural 4 4.08
Khangchendzonga National Park 2016 Mixed 1 3.55
Mahabalipuram 1984 Cultural 2 3.96
Mahabodhi Temple Complex 2002 Cultural 6 3.2
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 Natural 2 2.07
Mountain Railways of India 1999 Cultural 8 3.61
Nalanda 2016 Cultural 2 2.82
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers 1988 Natural 1 3.18
Pattadakal 1987 Cultural 3 3.46
Qutb Minar 1993 Cultural 5 3.54
Rani-ki-Vav 2014 Cultural 3 3.72
Red Fort 2007 Cultural 3 3.11
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 2003 Cultural 7 2.96
Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple 2021 Cultural 1 3.34
Sanchi 1989 Cultural 5 3.7
Sun Temple, Konarak 1984 Cultural 5 3.76
Sundarbans National Park 1987 Natural 5 2.88
Taj Mahal 1983 Cultural 10 4.41
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 24 2.78
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai 2018 Cultural 3 3.13
Western Ghats 2012 Natural 5 3.36

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath 1998 Cultural 2 63%
Apatani Cultural Landscape 2014 Cultural 1 N/A
Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal 2014 Cultural 2 100%
Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi 2014 Cultural 1 43%
Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley 2021 Natural 1 N/A
Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Chettinad 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Chilika Lake 2014 Natural 1 67%
Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India 2015 Mixed 1 100%
Delhi - A Heritage City 2012 Cultural 1 64%
Desert National Park 2009 Natural 0 67%
Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar 2014 Cultural 3 100%
Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal 2015 Cultural 2 100%
Garo Hills 2018 Mixed 0 100%
Geoglyphs of Konkan Region of India 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh 1998 Cultural 2 N/A
Hire Benkal, Megalithic Site 2021 Cultural 0 N/A
Iconic Riverfront of the Historic City of Varanasi 2021 Cultural 0 100%
Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Jingkieng jri: Living Root Bridge Cultural Landscapes 2022 Cultural 0 100%
Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area 2016 Mixed 0 N/A
Mattanchery Palace 1998 Cultural 2 50%
Moidams 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate 2014 Cultural 1 100%
Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Mountain Railways of India (Extension) 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Mughal Gardens in Kashmir 2010 2024 Cultural 1 100%
Namdapha National Park 2006 Natural 0 100%
Narcondam Island 2014 Natural 0 N/A
Neora Valley National Park 2009 Natural 0 N/A
Padmanabhapuram Palace 2014 Cultural 1 100%
River island of Majuli 2004 Cultural 4 100%
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala 2014 2023 Cultural 0 100%
Santiniketan 2010 2022 Cultural 1 N/A
Satpura Tiger Reserve 2021 Natural 0 N/A
Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra 2021 Cultural 0 N/A
Silk Road Sites in India 2010 Cultural 0 100%
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road 2015 Cultural 1 33%
Sites of Saytagrah 2014 Cultural 2 75%
Sri Harimandir Sahib 2004 Cultural 2 100%
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Sri Veerabhadra Temple and Monolithic Bull (Nandi), Lepakshi (The Vijayanagara Sculpture and Painting Art Tradition) 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
Temples at Bishnupur 1998 Cultural 0 N/A
Temples of Kanchipuram 2021 Cultural 0 N/A
The historic ensemble of Orchha 2019 Cultural 1 100%
The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad 2010 Cultural 1 100%
Thembang Fortified Village 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Wild Ass Sanctuary 2006 Natural 1 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Agra - I'timad-ud-Daulah tomb 1981 1998 0
Bhitarkanika Conservation Area 2009 2017 0
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST 2009 2015 0
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary 1992 1992 0
Group of monuments at Malda 1987 1988 0
Gwalior - Nan Mandir + Teli-ka-mandir 1994 1998 0
Hazarduari palace 1987 1988 0
Kalibangan 1981 1998 0
Karla Caves 1981 1998 0
Khana NP 1986 1994 0
Martand Temple 1981 1998 0
Mt Abu 1994 1998 0
Oak Grove School 2009 2014 3
Ranthamobre NP 1986 1994 0
Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes 2019 2019 0
The Maharaja Railways of India 2009 2014 0
Udiagiri and Khandagiri Caves 1994 1998 0

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Official Name
India
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
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