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Biodiversity Of Protected Areas In What is World Heritage Sites
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Maps Of Protected Areas In India Natural World Heritage Sites in India (As on December, 2020)
Protected Area Gazette
Notification Database Sl. Name of WH Site State Year of Area
No. Location Notification (sq.km)
Andhra Pradesh
1 Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh 2014 905.4
Arunachal Pradesh Conservation Area
Assam 2 Western Ghats Maharashtra, 2012 7,953.15
Bihar Goa,
Karnataka,
Chattisgarh
Tamil Nadu and
Goa Kerala
Gujarat 3 Nanda Devi and Uttarakhand 1988 630.00
Valley of Flowers National Parks 87.50
Haryana
4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal 1987 1,330.10
Himachal Pradesh 5 Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985 429.96
Jammu & Kashmir 6 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 1985 28.73
7 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985 391.00
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Cultural World Heritage Sites in India (As on December, 2020)

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Maharashtra
Sl. State Year of
Manipur Name of WH Site
No. Location Notification
Meghalaya
1 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat 2017
Mizoram
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda
2 Bihar 2016
Nagaland University) at Nalanda
Orissa The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding
3 Chandigarh 2016
Contribution to the Modern Movement
Punjab
4 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan Gujarat 2014
Rajasthan
5 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan 2013
Sikkim
6 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan 2010
Tamil Nadu
7 Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007
Tripura
8 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat 2004
Uttar Pradesh
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria
Uttarakhand 9 Maharashtra 2004
Terminus)
West Bengal Madhya
10 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 2003
Andaman Nicobar Islands Pradesh
Chandigarh 11 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar 2002
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 12 Mountain Railways of India West Bengal 1999
Daman & Diu 13 Humayun's Tomb Delhi 1993
Lakshadweep 14 Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi 1993
Delhi Madhya
15 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi 1989
Pradesh
Puducherry
16 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987
PA Updates
17 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987
Recent Research Papers In 18 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987
Wildlife
Human - Wildlife Conflict 19 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986
Wild Species 20 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986
Illegal Wildlife Trade 21 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986
Madhya
Geospatial Portal 22 Khajuraho Group of Monuments 1986
Pradesh
Uttarakhand Biodiversity 23 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu 1984
Biodiversity Governance & Policy 24 Sun Temple, Konârak Odisha 1984
Global Conventions 25 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983
Government Policy Documents 26 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983
Important Knowledge Information/ 27 Ellora Caves Maharashtra 1983
Product From Other ENVIS Centre 28 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983
And ENVIS Website Users
29 Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai Maharashtra 2018
Climate Change: Impacts On
Wildlife 30 Jaipur City Rajasthan 2019

Mixed World Heritage Sites in India (As on December, 2020)

Sl. Name of WH Site State Year of

No. Location Notification
1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim 2016

(Source: UNESCO World Heritage Convention: http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/in-title=World)

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