India
Sundarbans National Park: Mangroves, Tigers and UNESCO World Heritage Status
Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and home of the Bengal tiger, has been a…
India
Manas National Park: Wildlife, History and Why It Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Manas National Park in Assam, a refuge of rare species such as the pygmy hog and golden langur, has been a UNESCO…
India
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur: Bird Sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur in Rajasthan, a man-made wetland famous for its birds, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since…
India
Kaziranga National Park: One-Horned Rhinos, Wildlife and UNESCO World Heritage Status
Kaziranga National Park in Assam, home to about two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinoceroses, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since…
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Sarnath: Where the Buddha First Taught and India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sarnath near Varanasi, where the Buddha gave his first sermon, was inscribed as India's 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2026.
India
Maratha Military Landscapes: The 12 Forts on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Twelve Maratha forts, eleven in Maharashtra and one in Tamil Nadu, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025.
India
Charaideo Moidams: The Ahom Royal Burial Mounds and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam
The Moidams of Charaideo in Assam, the burial mounds of the Ahom royal family, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.
India
Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura: UNESCO World Heritage Site Explained
Three Hoysala temples in Karnataka, at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura, were inscribed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.
India
Santiniketan: Tagore’s Abode of Peace and Why It Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Santiniketan in West Bengal, the school and university town created by Rabindranath Tagore, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2023.
India
Dholavira: The Harappan City in Kutch and Why It Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dholavira in Gujarat, a city of the Indus Valley Civilisation known for its water management, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
India
Ramappa Temple: History, Architecture and Why It Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The thirteenth-century Ramappa Temple in Telangana, a masterpiece of the Kakatiya dynasty, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.
India
Jaipur City: Why the Pink City Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The walled city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, the planned Pink City founded in 1727, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since…