UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

There are 32 World Heritage Sites in India that are recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of 2014. These are places of importance of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. India’s first two sites inscribed on the list at the Seventh Session of the World Heritage held in 1983 were the Agra Fort and the Ajanta Caves. Over the years, 32 more sites have been inscribed, the latest site inscribed in 2014 Rani ki Vav and the Great Himalyan National Park.  Of these 32 sites, 25 are cultural sites and the other seven are natural sites. A tentative list of further sites/properties submitted by India for recognition includes 33 sites.

#	Sites	Location	Year
1	Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra	1983
2	Ellora Caves	Maharashtra	1983
3	Agra Fort	Uttar Pradesh	1983
4	Taj Mahal	Uttar Pradesh	1983
5	Sun Temple, Konark	Odisha	1984
6	Group of Monuments, Mahabalipuram	Tamil Nadu	1984
7	Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary	Assam	1985
8	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	Assam	1985
9	Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan	1985
10	Churches and Convents of Goa	Goa	1986
11	Group of Monuments, Hampi	Karnataka	1986
12	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	Madhya Pradesh	1986
13	Fathepur Sikri	Uttar Pradesh	1986
14	Group of Monuments, Pattadakal	Karnataka	1987
15	Elephanta Caves	Maharashtra	1987
16	Great Living Chola Temples (Thanjavur, Darasuram and Ganggaikonda Cholapuram)	Tamil Nadu	1987
17	Sunderbans National Park	West Bengal	1987
18	Buddhist Monuments, Sanchi	Madhya Pradesh	1989
19	Humayun's Tmob	Delhi	1993
20	Qutub minar and its Monuments	Delhi	1993
21	Mahabodhi Temple Complex	Bihar	2002
22	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	Madhya Pradesh	2003
23	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	Gujarat	2004
24	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Maharashtra	2004
25	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	Uttarakhand	2005
26	Red Fort Complex	Delhi	2007
27	Janta Mantar, Jaipur	Rajasthan	2010
28	Western Ghats*	Southern India	2012
29	Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhore, Amber, Jaislamer, Gagron)	Rajasthan	2013
30	Rani Ki Vav	Gujarat	2014
31	The Great Himalayan National Park	Himachal Pradesh	2014
32	Mountain Railways of India
	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway	West Bengal	1999
	Nilgiri Mountain Railway	Tamil Nadu	2005
	Kalka-Shimla Railway	Himachal Pradesh	2008

* à Includes Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster; Periyar Sub-Cluster; Anamalai Sub-Cluster; Nilgiri Cub-Cluster; Talakaveri Sub-Cluster; Kudermukh Sub-Cluster and Sahyadri Sub-Cluster.

Western Ghats also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain range along the western side of India and one of the world’s ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots". A total of thirty nine properties (including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests) were designated as world heritage sites - twenty in the state of Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.