wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites).
Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations),
geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and
natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage.
India accepted the convention in 1977, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
There are 44 World Heritage Sites in India.
Out of these, 36 are cultural, seven are natural, and one, Khangchendzonga National Park, is of mixed type, listed for both cultural and natural properties.
India has the sixth-most sites worldwide.
The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee.
The most recent site listed is the Maratha Military Landscapes of India, in 2025
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