On World Heritage Day, A Look At 36 Heritage Sites In India

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International Day For Monuments and Sites, also called World Heritage Day
As of 2018, India alone has 36 world heritage sites, the sixth most of any country
Italy leads with 53 sites followed by China with 52 sites
From Kaziranga in Assam, Hampi monuments in Karnataka, The Queen's step-well in Gujarat to Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
in Uttarakhand, India has a range miscellaneous range of parks, monuments, wildlife sanctuaries, religious structures and mountains in the
list.On Wold Heritage Day, here's a look at all 36 world heritage sites in India, as designated by UNESCO:1
Kaziranga in Assam2
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam3
Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal4
Western Ghats
These include Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster, Periyar Sub-Cluster, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, Nilgiri Sub-Cluster, Talakaveri Sub-Cluster, Kudremukh
Sub-Cluster, Sahyadri Sub-Cluster5
Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh6
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya in Bihar7
Churches and Convents of Goa8
Humayun's Tomb in Delhi9
Red Fort Complex in Delhi10
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park in Gujarat11
Group of Monuments at Hampi in Karnataka12
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal in Karnataka13
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh14
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh15
Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Madhya Pradesh16
Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra17
Ellora Caves in Maharashtra18
Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra19
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) in Maharashtra20
Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha21
Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan22
Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, Rajasthan23
Great Living Chola Temples in Tamil Nadu
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu25
Agra Fort in Uttar Pradesh26
Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh27
Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh28
Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell) in Patan, Gujarat29
Mountain Railways of India
They include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, Kalka-Shimla Railway in Himachal
Pradesh.30
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
They include Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhore, Amber Sub-Cluster, Gagron32
Nalanda in Bihar33
Khangchendzonga National Park In Sikkim34
The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh35
Historic City of Ahmadabad in Ahmedabad, Gujarat36
Qutb Minar in Delhi