UNESCO Sites
Arts & Culture · UNESCO स्थल
📋Quick Overview
India has 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (33 Cultural, 7 Natural, 2 Mixed as of 2024). Taj Mahal, Ajanta, Hampi, Khajuraho, and Kaziranga are the most asked ones in exams.
📖Key Facts
- •Taj Mahal = Agra, UP (1983, Cultural, Mughal)
- •Ajanta Caves = Maharashtra (1983, Buddhist paintings)
- •Ellora Caves = Maharashtra (1983, Buddhist+Hindu+Jain)
- •Agra Fort = UP (1983, Mughal, Red sandstone)
- •Konark Sun Temple = Odisha (1984, chariot-shaped)
- •Group of Monuments at Hampi = Karnataka (1986, Vijayanagara)
📝More Important Facts
- •Khajuraho Temples = MP (1986, Chandela, erotic sculptures)
- •Kaziranga National Park = Assam (1985, one-horned rhino)
- •Sundarbans = West Bengal (1987, Royal Bengal Tiger, mangroves)
- •Western Ghats = Kerala/Karnataka/TN/Maharashtra (2012, Natural)
- •Rani ki Vav = Patan, Gujarat (2014, stepwell, Solanki dynasty)
- •Dholavira = Gujarat (2021, Harappan site)
- •Santiniketan = West Bengal (2023, Rabindranath Tagore)
- •Jaipur City = Rajasthan (2019, Pink City)