List of World Heritage Sites in Southern Asia
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 55 World Heritage Sites in six countries (also called "state parties") of Southern Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bhutan, which is also located within the region, does not have any World Heritage Sites.[1][2]
In this region, India is home to the most inscribed sites (sixth globaly) with 32 sites.[3] The first sites from the region were the Sagarmatha National Park and Kathmandu Valley, both in Nepal.[4] Nepal has a total of five sites. Sri Lanka has eight sites and Bangladesh has three sites. Pakistan has six sites, out of which one is enlisted as endangered. Two sites are located in Afghanistan, both of which are enlisted as endangered. Each year, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x).[5] Some sites, designated "mixed sites," represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Southern Asia, there are 43 cultural, 12 natural, and no mixed sites.[6]
The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." Three sites in this region are currently listed as endangered, one site (Kathmandu Valley) has been listed previously and possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of other cases.[7]
Legend
The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.
- Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[3]
- Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
- Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[5]
- Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
- Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
- Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Inscribed sites
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
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Agra Fort | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii) |
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1983 | [8] | ||
Ajanta Caves | Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) |
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1983 | [9] | ||
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | 150x150px | Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) |
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1982 | [10] | |
Ancient City of Sigiriya | Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
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1982 | [11] | ||
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro | Sindh, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
240 (590) | 1980 | [12] | ||
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
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1989 | [13] | ||
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iv) |
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1980 | [14] | ||
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
56,844 (140,460); buffer zone 72,645 (179,510) | 2010 | [15] | ||
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) |
1,329 (3,280); buffer zone 2,912 (7,200) | 2004 | [16] | ||
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
2.85 (7.0) | 2004 | [17] | ||
Chitwan National Park | Chitwan District, Narayani Zone, Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) |
93,200 (230,000) | 1984 | [18] | ||
Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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1986 | [19] | ||
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley | Bamyan, Afghanistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
159 (390) | 2003 | [20] [21] |
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Elephanta Caves | Elephanta Island, Kolaba district, Maharashtra, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
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1987 | [22] | ||
Ellora Caves | Verul, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi) |
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1983 | [23] | ||
Fatehpur Sikri | Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
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1986 | [24] | ||
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore | 150x150px | Punjab, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii) |
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1981 | The site has been listed as endangered since 2000 because of the destruction of historic water tanks in 1999 to widen a road and deteriorating perimeter walls of the Garden, listed on request of the Pakistan government | [25] [26] |
Golden Temple of Dambulla | Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (vi) |
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1991 | [27] | ||
Great Himalayan National Park | Kullu region, Himachal Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (x) |
117,100 (289,000) | 2014 | [28] | ||
Great Living Chola Temples | Tamil Nadu, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
22 (54); buffer zone 17 (42) | 1987[nb 1] | [29] | ||
Group of Monuments at Hampi | Bellary district, Karnataka, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
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1986 | [30] | ||
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Chingleput district, Tamil Nadu, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) |
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1984 | [31] | ||
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Badami, Bijapur district, Karnataka, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
5.56 (13.7); buffer zone 113 (280) | 1987 | [32] | ||
Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Rajasthan, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
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2013 | [33] | ||
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta | Sindh, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii) |
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1981 | [34] | ||
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | Bagerhat District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iv) |
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1985 | [35] | ||
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi | Delhi, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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1993 | [36] | ||
Kathmandu Valley | 150x150px | Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (vi) |
167 (410); buffer zone 70 (170) | 1979[nb 2] | The site has been listed as endangered 2003–2007 due to the partial or substantial loss of the traditional elements of six out of seven monument zones and resulting general loss of authenticity and integrity of the whole property. | [37] |
Kaziranga National Park | Assam, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
42,996 (106,250) | 1985 | [38] | ||
Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (x) |
2,873 (7,100) | 1985 | [39] | ||
Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Madhya Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
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1986 | [40] | ||
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha | Rupandehi District, Lumbini Zone, Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
1.95 (4.8); buffer zone 23 (57) | 1997 | [41] | ||
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Bihar, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
4.86 (12.0) | 2002 | [42] | ||
Manas National Park | Assam, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) |
39,100 (97,000) | 1985 | [43] | ||
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam | Ghōr, Afghanistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
70 (170) | 2002 | The site has been listed as endangered since its inscription due to lack of legal protection, lack of protection measure or management plan and the generally poor condition of the site. | [44] [45] |
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Mountain Railways of India | India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
89 (220); buffer zone 645 (1,590) | 1999[nb 3] | [46] [47] [48] |
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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Uttarakhand, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (vii), (x) |
71,783 (177,380); buffer zone 514,286 (1,270,830) | 1988[nb 4] | [49] | ||
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications | Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iv) |
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1988 | [50] | ||
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi | Delhi, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iv) |
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1993 | [51] | ||
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat | Patan, Gujarat, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i)(iv) |
4.68 ha | 2014 | [52] | ||
Red Fort Complex | Delhi, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) |
98 (240); buffer zone 100 (250) | 2007 | [53] | ||
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | Madhya Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (v) |
1,893 (4,680); buffer zone 10,280 (25,400) | 2003 | [54] | ||
Rohtas Fort | Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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1997 | [55] | ||
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (vi) |
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1985 | [56] | ||
Sacred City of Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) |
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1982 | [57] | ||
Sacred City of Kandy | Central Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iv), (vi) |
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1988 | [58] | ||
Sagarmatha National Park | Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (vii) |
124,400 (307,000) | 1979 | [59] | ||
Sinharaja Forest Reserve | Sabaragamuwa and Southern Province, Sri Lanka Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
8,864 (21,900) | 1988 | [60] | ||
Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
133,010 (328,700) | 1987 | [61] | ||
Sun Temple, Konârak | Puri district, Odisha, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi) |
11 (27) | 1984 | [62] | ||
Taj Mahal | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (i) |
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1983 | [63] | ||
Taxila | Punjab, Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
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1980 | [64] | ||
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
1.87 (4.6); buffer zone 15 (37) | 2010 | [65] | ||
The Sundarbans | Khulna Division, Bangladesh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
139,500 (345,000) | 1997 | [66] | ||
Western Ghats | India Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
16,000,000 (40,000,000) | 2012 | [67] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Extended in 2004 to include the Brihadisvara Temple Complex in Gangaikondacholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple Complex in Darasuram and name change from Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur to the present name.
- ↑ Minor modification of boundaries in 2006.
- ↑ Extended in 2005 to include the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and in 2008 to include the Kalka–Shimla Railway. Name change in 2005 from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to the present name.
- ↑ Extended in 2005???
References
- General
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