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What is UNESCO?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the
United Nations (UN). UNESCO has 195 member states and nine associate members. Most of its field offices are
cluster offices covering three or more countries; national and regional offices also exist.

UNESCO’s AIM
UNESCO’s aim is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development
and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information .
A World Heritage Site is a landmark which has been officially recognized by the United Nations, specifically
by the UNESCO. Sites are selected on the basis of having cultural, historical, scientific or some other form of
significance, and they are legally protected by international treaties.

1. NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

Year of
SNo. Natural World Heritage Site State Notification Area (In Km2)

1 Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985 429.96

Keoladeo Ghana National

2 Park Rajasthan 1985 28.73

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985 391.00

Nanda Devi National Park and 1982 630.00

4 Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand 2005 87.50

5 Sunderbans National Park West Bengal 1984 1,330.10

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Maharashtra,
Goa,
Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu and
6 Western Ghats Kerala 2012 1,60,000.00

Great Himalayan National Himachal

7 Park Pradesh 2014 905.4

2. CULTURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

Name of Cultural World Heritage Year of
S No. Site State Notification

1 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983

2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983

3 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1989

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological
4 Park Gujarat 2004

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

5 (Formerly Victoria Terminus) Maharashtra 2004

6 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986

7 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987

8 Ellora Caves Maharashtra 1983

9 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986

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10 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987

11 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986

Group of Monuments at
12 Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu 1984

13 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987

Rajasthan (Chittorgarh,
Kumbhalgarh,
Ranthambhore, Amber
Sub-Cluster, Jaisalmer,
14 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Gagron) 2013

15 Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi Delhi 1993

16 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh 1986

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh

17 Gaya Bihar 2002

18 Mountain Railways of India Tamil Nadu 1999

19 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi Delhi 1993

Rani-Ki-Van (the Queen’s Stepwell) at

20 Patan, Gujarat Gujarat 2014

21 Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007

22 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh 2003

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23 Sun Temple, Konarak Orissa 1984

24 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983

25 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan 2010

Archaeological Site of Nalanda

Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at
26 Nalanda Bihar 2016

The Architectural Work of Le

Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution
27 to the Modern Movement Chandigarh 2016

3. MIXED WORD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

Year of
S No. Name of Mixed World Heritage Site State Notification

1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim 2016

Source – UNESCO World Heritage Convention

Did You Know?

UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs. They are

 Education
 Natural sciences
 Social/human sciences
 Culture
 Communication/information

Headquarters : Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France

Three new sites – Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar,
Capitol Building Complex – The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh and Khangchendzonga
National Park, Sikkim have been added to the list in July, 2016.

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Apart from the 35 sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, India has also maintained a list of tentative sites
for recognition which has been submitted to UNESCO Committee for evaluation and acceptance.

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