World Heritage Sites List in India

July 13, 2019 By Altaf

Heritage sites are inscribed in the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO. There are 22 cultural sites of India in the list. None of them have been put in the “List of World Heritage in danger” by the WHC.

The heritage sites given below are considered for inscription as World Heritage Sites in future.

State-wise list of Heritage Sites in India in the Tentative List of UNESCO

State	Sl. No.	Name of the site	Category
Andhra Pradesh	1.	Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, 1998	Cultural
Arunachal Pradesh	2.	Namdapha National Park, 2006	Natural
Assam	3.	Majuli Island, 2004	Cultural
Bihar	4.	Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, 1998	Cultural
Bihar	5.	Excavated Remains At Nalanda, 2009	Cultural
Gujarat	6.	Rani Ki Vav, Patan, 1998	Cultural
	7.	Wild Ass Sanctury, Gir 2006	Natural
Himachal Pradesh	8.	The Kangra Valley Railway, 2009	Cultural
	9	Great Himalayan National Park, 2009	Natural
Jammu & Kashmir	10	Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, 1998	Cultural
	11	Hemis Gompa, Leh, 1998	Cultural
Kerala	12	Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, 1998	Cultural
Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharashrta	13	Western Ghats, 2006	Natural
Madhya Pradesh	14	Group of Monuments, Mandu, 1998	Cultural
	15	The Maharaja Railways of India, Gwalior, 2009	Cultural
Maharashtra	16	Church gate Extension, Mumbai, 2009	Cultural
	17	Matheran and its extension, Raigad, 2005	Cultural
Orissa	18	Bhitarnika Conservation Area, 2009	Natural
Punjab	19	Sri Harimandir Shahib, Amritsar, 2004	Cultural
	20	Le Corbusier, Chandigarh, 2006	Cultural
Rajasthan	21	Desert National Park, 2009	Natural
Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh	22	The Jantar Mantars of India, Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varansi, 2009	Cultural
Sikkim	23	Kangchendzonga National Park, 2006	Natural
Uttar Pradesh	24	Ancient Buddhist Site Sarnath, 1998	Cultural
Uttarakhand	25	Oak Grove School, Massorree, 2009	Cultural
West Bengal	26	Group of Temples Bisnupur, 1998	Cultural
West Bengal	27	Neora Valley National Park, 2009	Natural