World Heritage Sites in India

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee maintains a list of sites that have outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. Any site which has the privilege of being on this list is termed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A World Heritage Site can be a forest, a mountain, a desert, a lake, a monument, a complex or a city. At present, Italy has the largest number (45) of World Heritage Sites to its credit. After the recent inclusion of the Red Fort (Delhi) in the list of World Heritage Sites, India now has a total of 27 such sites. India now equals the number of heritage sites in the United Kingdom (27). World Heritage Sites in India include national parks, bird sanctuary, caves, temples, historical monuments and mountain railways.

Given below is a list of all the 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India :

Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)
Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
Humayun's Tomb (Delhi)
Qutub Minar (Delhi) Red Fort (Delhi)
Basilica of Bom Jesus and other Churches (Goa)
Champaner Pavagadh Archaeological Park (Gujarat)
Group of Monuments at Hampi (Karnataka)
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (Karnataka)
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh)
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh)
Khajuraho Temples (Madhya Pradesh)
Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Elephanta Caves, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Ellora Caves (Maharashtra)
Konark Sun Temple (Orissa) Keoladeo Ghana National Park (Rajasthan)
Great Living Chola Temples (Tamil Nadu)
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)
Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Tamil Nadu)
Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh)
Taj Mahal, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park (Uttaranchal)
Mountain Railways of India, Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Sunderbans National Park (West Bengal)