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Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (ii), (iii).

Hill Forts of Rajasthan, India
Photo: A.Savin · FAL · Wikimedia Commons
Aflaj Irrigation System of OmanAgra FortAjanta CavesBaganBahla FortBamBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesBhimbetka rock sheltersBuddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-BahlolChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusChitwan National ParkChurches and Convents of GoaCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Dasht-e LutDholaviraElephanta CavesEllora CavesFatehpur SikriFort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreGonbad-e QabusGreat Himalayan National ParkGroup of monuments at MahabalipuramHampiHeritage district of YazdHill Forts of RajasthanHistoric City of AhmadabadHistorical Monuments at Makli, ThattaHoh XilHumayun's TombHyrcanian ForestsJabal Al FayahJaipurJantar MantarKathmandu ValleyKaziranga National ParkKevladev National ParkKhajuraho Group of MonumentsKhangchendzonga National ParkKonark Sun TempleLand of FrankincenseLumbiniMahabodhi TempleMaidamManas National ParkMaratha Military Landscapes of IndiaMaymandMervMinaret and Archaeological Remains of JamMohenjo-daroMosque City of BagerhatNalanda MahaviharaNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksNisaPamir National ParkPasargadaePattadakal Group of MonumentsPersepolisPersian QanatPyu Ancient CitiesQalhatQutb complexRamappa TempleRani ki vavRed FortRohtas FortSacred Ensembles of the HoysalasSagarmatha National ParkSanchiSantiniketanSarnathShahr-e SukhtehSocotra ArchipelagoSomapura MahaviharaSundarbans National ParkSundarbans Reserved ForestTaj MahalTaxilaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveVictorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of MumbaiWadi WurayahWorld Heritage Sites in Tibet24.883° N, 74.646° E
State Party
India
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
736 ha
Location
Rajasthan
What it is
fortification system
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 247 · Wikidata Q10428494

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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