List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India for SSC Exams

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India for SSC Exams

One of the important parts of many Bank and Government examinations is General Knowledge section. These GK sections include questions related to India's history, geography, polity and achievements. One frequently recurring topic among GK in SSC and Banking exams is UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. To crack the upcoming SSC CGL, IBPS PO, RBI Grade B, IBPS Clerk exams, you should know about the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.

Importance of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

'Pink City' Jaipur is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites on 6th July 2019. This decision was made in UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 43rd session held in the city of Baku in Azerbaijan. In 2019 the total number of World Heritage Sites has exceeded from 37 to 38 i.e. one more site is added by UNESCO. In 2018 there were 37 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Before going through all the 38 UNESCO World Heritage Sites let's have a quick look at the criteria based on which UNESCO selects the Sites to be included in the World Heritage Sites. There are total ten criteria among which one is required for getting enlisted in the World Heritage Sites. These are as follows:

1.Human creative genius.

2.Interchange of values.

3.Testimony to cultural tradition.

4.Significance in human history.

5.Traditional human settlement.

6.Heritage associated with events of universal significance.

7.Natural phenomena or beauty.

8.Major stages of Earth's history.

9.Significant ecological and biological processes.

10.Significant natural habitat for biodiversity.

These UNESCO Heritage sites of India are places of importance of cultural or natural heritage. India's first 2 sites inscribed on the list in 1983 were the Agra Fort and the Ajanta Caves. Over the years, 37 more sites have been inscribed, the latest being `Jaipur' of Rajasthan. Of these 38 UNESCO Heritage sites of India, 30 are cultural sites, 7 are natural sites and 1 is a mixed site.

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

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Here is a list of all 38 sites.

Name of sites

Ajanta Caves

Ellora Caves

Agra Fort

Taj Mahal

Sun Temple Mahabalipuram Monuments

Kaziranga National Park

Keoladeo National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Churches and Convents of Goa

Monuments of Khajuraho

Monuments of Hampi

Fatehpur Sikri

Elephanta Caves

Great Living Chola Temples

Pattadakal Monuments

Sundarbans National Park Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park

Monuments of Buddha

Year Location Significance

1983 Maharashtra

Famous for Buddhist Rock-cut Cave Monuments. Richly Decorated Paintings and Frescoes like Sigiriya Paintings.

1983 Maharashtra

Famous for Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Temples and Monasteries, Caves excavated out of Hills, Rock-cut Architecture.

1983

Uttar

Pradesh

One of empire.

the

most

important

monumental

structures

by

Mughal

1983

Uttar

Pradesh

One of the Seven Wonders of the World. Shahjahan memory of his third wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal.

built

in

the

1984 Orissa

Famous for the traditional style of Kalinga Architecture.

1984 Tamil Nadu

Famous for Largest Open-Air Rock Relief, Chariot Temples, Mandapas, Pallava Dynasty Architecture.

1985 Assam

Famous for Worlds 2/3rd Great One-Horned Rhinoceroses, Highest Density of Tigers in World, Elephants, Wild Water Buffalo, Swamp Deer and recognized Important Bird Area.

1985 Rajasthan

Famous for Man-Made Wetland Bird Sanctuary, Siberian Cranes, Hotspot for Ornithologists.

1985 Assam

Famous for Project Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve and Biosphere Reserve.

1986 Goa

Famous for Rome of the Orient, First Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque Art Forms in Asia, First Latin Rite Mass in Asia.

1986

Madhya Pradesh

Famous for a group of Hindu and Jain Temples situated 175 km south-east of Jhansi. Well known for their Nagara style symbolism and erotic figures and sculptures.

1986 Karnataka

Prosperous kingdom of Vijayanagar. The ruins at Hampi depict the fine Dravidian style of art and Architecture. The most important heritage monument in this site is the Virupaksha Temple.

It constitutes of four main Monuments. The Jama Masjid, The 1986 Uttar Pradesh Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal or Jada Baai ka Mahal, Diwan-e-

khas and Diwan-e-aam.

1987 Maharashtra

Famous for Hindu and Buddhist Caves, Caves on Island in Arabian Sea, Basal Rock Caves, Shiva Temples.

1987 Tamil Nadu

Famous for Chola Architecture, Sculpture, Painting and Bronze Casting.

1987 Karnataka

Famous for its Chalukya style of architecture that originated in Aihole and blended with the Nagara and Dravidian styles of architecture.

1987 West Bengal

Famous as Biosphere Reserve, Largest Estuarine Mangrove Forest, Bengal Tiger and Salt-Water Crocodile.

Famous for Asiatic Black Bear, Snow Leopard, Brown Bear, Blue 1988 Uttarakhand Sheep and Himalayan Monal, World Network of Biosphere

Reserves.

Sanchi, 1989 Madhya

Pradesh

Famous for Monolithic Pillars, Palaces, Temples and Monasteries, Mauryan Architecture, Ye Dharma Hetu Inscriptions.

Humayun's Tomb 1993 Delhi

Qutub Minar and its Monuments

1993 Delhi

Darjeeling

Famous for Precursor to Taj Mahal, Mughal Architecture, A Tomb, Many Water Channels, A Pavilion and A Bath.

Includes Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Alai Minar, Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque, Tomb of Iltumish, and Iron Pillar.

Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri

Mahabodhi Temple

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus ChampanerPavagadh Archaeological Park Red Fort

Jantar Mantar

Western Ghats

Hill Forts

Rani Ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell)

Great Himalayan National Park

(West Bengal), The mountain railways of India comprise of the Darjeeling 1999 Kalka Shimla Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the Kalka(Himachal Shimla. Pradesh), Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)

2002 Bihar

An important religious centre for the Buddhists as this was the place where Mahatma Buddha attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is considered as the holiest pilgrimage spot for the Buddhists.

2003

Madhya Pradesh

Famous for Rock Paintings within Natural Rock Shelters, Stone Age Inscriptions, Sitting Place of Bhima (Mahabharata).

2004 Maharashtra

Famous for Central Railways Headquarter, Terror Attacks on Mumbai in 2008, Gothic Style Architecture.

2004 Gujarat

This place is the only complete unchanged Islamic pre-Mughal city. The park also houses some of the ancient Chalcolithic Indian Sites, from the Stone Age era.

2007 Delhi

Famous for Shahjahanabad, Persian, Timuri and Indian Architectural Styles, Red Sandstone Architecture, Moti Masjid.

2010 Rajasthan

Famous for Architectural Astronomical Instruments, Maharaja Jai Singh II, Largest of its kind Observatory.

Karnataka,

2012

Kerala, Tamil Nadu,

Maharashtra

Famous for Among World's Ten "Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots". Includes many National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Reserve Forests.

2013 Rajasthan

This place is famous for its unique Rajput Military Defense Architecture. It includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Jaisalmer Fort.

2014 Gujarat

It is an explicit example of fine Ancient Indian architecture which is constructed during the time of the Solanki dynasty.

2014

Himachal Pradesh

It is home to about 375 fauna species and several floral species, including some very rare species of plants and animals such as blue sheep, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan Tahr, musk deer spruces, horse chestnuts and huge alpine meadows. It is a part of the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspots.

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Nalanda

2016 Bihar

Khangchendzonga National Park

Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex)

2016 Sikkim 2016 Chandigarh

The Historic City 2017 Ahmedabad

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles

2018 Mumbai

The Pink City

2019 Jaipur

A centre of learning and a Buddhist monastery from 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The national park is famous for its fauna and flora, with snow leopard being occasionally sighted.

Recognized as a World Heritage Site as part of an outstanding contribution to Modern Movement.

A walled city on the banks of Sabarmati where communities following Hinduism, Islam and Jainism have co-existed for centuries. It is a collection of 94 buildings of great cultural importance, located in the Fort Area of Mumbai. Jaipur is home to many magnificent forts, palaces, temples and museums and also filled to the brim with local handicrafts and trinkets.

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