At present, India has approx 38 sites of category cultural and mixed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Apart from 38 sites, more than 40+ sites has already been submitted for Evaluation and Acceptance to UNESCO Committee.
Many neighboring countries such as Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines and Nepal have already expressed their support.
Here is the tentative list of all sites which will be recognized by UNESCO’s for World Heritage Status:
- Temples at Bishnupur
- Mattancherry Palace
- Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Group of Monuments
- Ancient Buddhist Site in Sarnath
- Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
- River Island of Majuli
- Namdapha National Park
- Wild Ass Sanctuary
- Bhitarkanika Conservation Area
- Neora Valley National Park
- Desert National Park
- Mughal Gardens in Jammu and Kashmir
- Silk Road Sites in India
- Santiniketan
- The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad
- Delhi
- Apatani Cultural Landscape
- Archaeological remains of Lothal
- Bahá’í House of Worship
- Cellular Jail
- Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants
- Chilika Lake
- Monuments and forts of the Deccan Sultanate
- Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City
- Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India
- Padmanabhapuram Palace
- Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala
- Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town
- Narcondam Island
- The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom
- Thembang Fortified Village
- The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways
- Sites of Satyagraha, India’s non-violent freedom movement
- Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty
- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
- Dholavira: A Harappan City
- Mountain Railways of India (Extension)
- Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road
- Evolution of Temple Architecture – Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal
- Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India
- Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area
- Garo Hills
- Orchha
Italy and China has consistently outperformed in the submission of World’s Heritage List and currently having 55 sites listed as Heritage Status as of Oct 2020. UNESCO always seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage.
Culture always plays an important role in the development of any nation which represents a set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices.
The above Tentative List of INDIA has already been published at World Heritage Centre’s website.
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