Describe about the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India ?

UNESCO World Heritage Site:-

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as of special cultural or physical significance.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seek to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Places as diverse and unique as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon in the USA, or the Acropolis in Greece are examples of the 1007 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.

List of Natural World Heritage Sites:-

Sl. No.

Name of Natural World Heritage Site

State

Year and Notification

Area (In Km2)

1

Kaziranga National Park

Assam

1985

429.96

2

Keoladeo Ghana National Park

Rajasthan

1985

28.73

3

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam

1985

391.00

4

Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers

Uttarakhand

1982
2005

630.00
87.50

5

Sunderbans National Park

West Bengal

1984

1,330.10

6

Western Ghats

Maharashtra,
Goa,
Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu and
Kerala

2012

1,60,000.00

7

Great Himalayan National Park

Himachal Pradesh

2014

905.4

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