UNESCO World Heritage Sites in our Country (India)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in our Country (India)
General Knowledge is a significant and unavoidable part in almost all the competitive exams especially for those who are preparing for Civil service coaching or PSC coaching. In this article, we are giving you information about one of the significant areas in competitive exams i.e., The world heritage sites that comes under UNESCO. There are 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. The number was 38 and it became 40 in the year 2021.
|
UNESCO SITES |
PLACE |
YEAR |
|
Ajanta Caves |
Maharashtra |
1983 |
|
Ellora Caves |
Maharashtra |
1983 |
|
Agra Fort |
Agra |
1983 |
|
Taj Mahal |
Agra |
1983 |
|
Sun Temple |
Orissa |
1984 |
|
Mahabalipuram Monuments |
Tamil Nadu |
1984 |
|
Kaziranga National Park |
Assam |
1985 |
|
Keoladeo National Park |
Rajasthan |
1985 |
|
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Assam |
1985 |
|
Churches and Convents of Goa |
Goa |
1985 |
|
Monuments of Khajuraho |
Madhya Pradesh |
1986 |
|
Monuments of Hampi |
Karnataka |
1986 |
|
Fatehpur Sikri |
Agra |
1986 |
|
Elephanta Caves |
Maharashtra |
1987 |
|
Great Living Chola Temples |
Tamil Nadu |
1987 |
|
Pattadakal Monuments |
Karnataka |
1987 |
|
Sundarbans National Park |
West Bengal |
1987 |
|
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park |
Uttarakhand |
1988 |
|
Monuments of Buddha |
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh |
1989 |
|
Humayun’s Tomb |
Delhi |
1993 |
|
Qutub Minar and its monuments |
Delhi |
1993 |
|
Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka, Shimla and Nigiri |
Darjeeling |
1999 |
|
Mahabodhi Temple |
Bihar |
2002 |
|
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters |
Madhya Pradesh |
2003 |
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
Maharashtra |
2004 |
|
Champaner - Pavagadh Archeological Park |
Gujarat |
2004 |
|
Red Fort |
Delhi |
2007 |
|
Jantar Mantar |
Delhi |
2010 |
|
Western Ghats |
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra |
2012 |
|
Hill Forts |
Rajasthan |
2013 |
|
Rani Ki Vav |
Gujarat |
2014 |
|
Great Himalayan National Park |
Himachal Pradesh |
2014 |
|
Nalanda |
Bihar |
2016 |
|
Khangchendzonga National Park |
Sikkim |
2016 |
|
Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex) |
Chandigarh |
2016 |
|
The Historic City |
Ahmedabad |
2017 |
|
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles |
Mumbai |
2018 |
|
The Pink City |
Jaipur |
2019 |
|
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa Temple) |
Telangana |
2021 |
|
Dholavira |
Gujarat |
2021 |
For Kerala PSC exams, this is a significant portion, where we have to byheart the whole forty different World Heritage Sites in our country. According to the organization’s selection criteria, 32 are cultural, 7 are natural, and 1 is mixed (matching both cultural and natural characteristics). India has the world’s sixth-largest number of sites. It was in the year 2022, the list of 38 world heritage sites became 40.
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