UNESCO World Heritage Sites

An informative map showing locations of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites on Google map, scattered across various countries worldwide. Click on the red circular dots on the map, representing UNESCO World Heritage Sites, to know more details.


Data Source: UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Official World Heritage List in other formats

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties. The sites are judged important to the collective interests of humanity.

There are various parameters that needs to be fulfilled for a site or place to be selected by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. It should have either historical importance or should represent scientific or cultural value of the civilization. Once a site is selected as World Heritage Site, it is the responsibility of the central government of the country in which the site is located to protect and preserve it for future. India is fortunate enough that it has many sites selected as UNESCO World Heritage Sites owning to its rich and diverse heritage covering scientific, cultural, historical significance. As of 2018, India has 36 heritage sites, the sixth most of any country (Wikipedia), representing magnificent specimens of architecture, unique traditions of culture and amazing natural objects.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are generally the places of tourist attraction and attract people from all over the world to visit them. Hence, it would be helpful for people, mainly like tourists, to know about the location and surroundings of these places before planning a tour. The above map was created after grooming the freely available KML file from the above-mentioned data source.