The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
[1] Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites).
[2] India accepted the convention on 14 November 1977, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024.
[5] One site is transnational: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier is shared with six other countries.