India's 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A Comprehensive Guide
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Total UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India (as of December 2024) | 43 |
| Newly Added Sites in 2024 | 1. Moidams - the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty (Assam) 2. Hoysala Temples (Belur, Halebid, Somananthpura, Karnataka) |
| Previous Addition (2023) | Santiniketan (West Bengal) |
| Session of Inclusion | 46th session of the World Heritage Committee (held in New Delhi, 2024) |
| Types of Sites in India | 35 Cultural, 7 Natural, 1 Mixed |
| Nominations for 2024-25 | 1. Gingee Fort (Tamil Nadu) 2. Salher Fort (Maharashtra) 3. Charaideo Maidam (Assam) 4. Panhala Fort (Maharashtra) 5. Shivneri Fort (Maharashtra) 6. Lohagad Fort (Maharashtra) 7. Khanderi Fort (Maharashtra) 8. Raigad Fort (Maharashtra) 9. Pratapgad Fort (Maharashtra) 10. Suvarnadurg Fort (Maharashtra) 11. Vijaydurg Fort (Maharashtra) 12. Sindhudurg Fort (Maharashtra) |
| UNESCO Convention Year | 1972 |