BriefGK: UNESCO HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

UNESCO HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are important places of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO.UNESCO established in 1972.

UNESCO’S role in India is very prominent and elegant. India has the sixth-largest number of heritage sites in the world. It creates a brief historical virtue in front of the world that how India is historically and culturally rich. UNESCO is a core figure through which the value of India can be shown to the world. UNESCO builds a bridge between Indian culture and world culture. It’s a medium or a platform that helps us to highlight our heritage sites so that we can share our arts, crafts, monuments, etc to the entire world.
UNESCO enlisted 38 world heritage sites located in India which is subdivided into 30 cultural sites, 7 natural sites, and one mixed- criteria site.
UNESCO’S world heritage sites in India:

1. Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra)

2. Ellora Caves (Maharashtra)

3. Agra Fort (Uttar Pradesh)

4. Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh)

5. Sun Temple, Konarak (Puri district, Odisha)

6. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu)

7. Kaziranga National Park (Assam)

8. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)

9. Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)

10. Churches and Convents of Goa (Velha Goa), Goa

11. Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Madhya Pradesh)

12. Group of Monuments at Hampi (Ballari district, Karnataka)