UNESCO - World Heritage Sites (India)

Total sites: Cultural (34) + Natural (7) + Mixed (1) = 42 Sites (Total)

For Entrance exams, first learn the following in reverse chronology: (Recent to old)

2023 Sites

Santiniketan

Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas

2021 Sites

Dholavira: a Harappan City

Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana

2019 Sites

Jaipur City, Rajasthan

2018 Sites

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

2017 Sites

Historic City of Ahmadabad

Complete List (as per the official UNESCO website):

Cultural Sites - 34

• Agra Fort (1983)

• Ajanta Caves (1983)

• Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (2016)

• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)

• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)

• Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)

• Dholavira: a Harappan City (2021)

• Elephanta Caves (1987)

• Ellora Caves (1983)

• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)

• Great Living Chola Temples (1987, 2004)

• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)

• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)

• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)

• Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)

• Historic City of Ahmadabad (2017)

• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)

• Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2019)

• Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (2021)

• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)

• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)

• Mountain Railways of India (1999, 2005, 2008)

• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)

• Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (2014)

• Red Fort Complex (2007)

• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)

• Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (2023)

• Santiniketan (2023)

• Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)

• Taj Mahal (1983)

• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)

• The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)

• Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (2018)

Natural Sites - 7

• Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (2014)

• Kaziranga National Park (1985)

• Keoladeo National Park (1985)

• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)

• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005)

• Sundarbans National Park (1987)

• Western Ghats (2012)

Mixed Sites - 1

• Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)