India’s 7 properties added to the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention

The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO is happy to announce that India’s 7 properties have been added to the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention. These 7 properties under the Natural category are:

1) Deccan Traps at Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
2) Geological Heritage of St. Mary’s Island Cluster (Udupi, Karnataka)
3) Meghalayan Age Caves (East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya)
4) Naga Hill Ophiolite (Kiphire, Nagaland)
5) Natural Heritage of Erra Matti Dibbalu (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)
6) Natural Heritage of Tirumala Hills (Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh)
7) Natural heritage of Varkala (Kerala)

With these the number of Indian properties on the tentative list are now 69 (49 under Cultural category, 3 under Mixed category and 17 under natural category). The addition of these properties highlight India’s commitment to the preservation and conversation of its rich cultural heritage.

Addition to the Tentative List is a mandatory requirement before the inscription of any property on the World Heritage List. We thank the Archaeological Survey of India for its diligent work.

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