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Ellora Caves

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1983 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Ellora Caves, India
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
iiiivi
Location
Aurangabad district
What it is
archaeological site, cave
Visitors a year
1,760,583 (2024) · ranking
Reference
WHC 243 · Wikidata Q189616

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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