Ministry of Culture11-January, 2010 17:39 IST
Heritage Sites in Tentative List of UNESCO
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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 for nomination as World Heritage Site

 

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

 

27

Neora Valley National Park, 2009

Natural

 

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