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Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (i), (iii).

Khajuraho Group of Monuments, India
Photo: Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Agra FortAjanta CavesAyutthaya Historical ParkBaganBamBhimbetka 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 Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’erDasht-e LutDholaviraElephanta CavesEllora CavesFatehpur SikriFort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreGreat Himalayan National ParkGroup of monuments at MahabalipuramHampiHill Forts of RajasthanHistoric City of AhmadabadHistoric Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsHistorical Monuments at Makli, ThattaHoh XilHumayun's TombJaipurJantar MantarKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexKathmandu ValleyKaziranga National ParkKevladev National ParkKhajuraho Group of MonumentsKhangchendzonga National ParkKonark Sun TempleLumbiniMahabodhi TempleMaidamManas National ParkMaratha Military Landscapes of IndiaMervMinaret and Archaeological Remains of JamMohenjo-daroMosque City of BagerhatNalanda MahaviharaNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksNisaOld Town of LijiangPamir National ParkPattadakal Group of MonumentsPersian QanatPyu Ancient CitiesQalhatQutb complexRamappa TempleRani ki vavRed FortRohtas FortSacred Ensembles of the HoysalasSagarmatha National ParkSanchiSantiniketanSarnathShahr-e SukhtehSi Thep historical parkSomapura MahaviharaSundarbans National ParkSundarbans Reserved ForestTaj MahalTaxilaThree Parallel Rivers National ParkThungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveVictorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of MumbaiWorld Heritage Sites in Tibet24.850° N, 79.933° E
State Party
India
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
iiii
Location
Khajuraho
What it is
group, temple complex
Component parts
20 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 240 · Wikidata Q167298

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sanchi, India270 kmSanchiIndia · 1989CulturalSarnath, India316 kmSarnathIndia · 2026CulturalBhimbetka rock shelters, India317 kmBhimbetka rock sheltersIndia · 2003CulturalTaj Mahal, India320 kmTaj MahalIndia · 1983CulturalAgra Fort, India322 kmAgra FortIndia · 1983CulturalFatehpur Sikri, India337 kmFatehpur SikriIndia · 1986Cultural
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