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Taj Mahal

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1983 under criterion (i).

Taj Mahal, India
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
i
Area of property
17 ha
Location
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
What it is
mausoleum, tomb
Next to
Yamuna
Visitors a year
6,532,366 (2018) · ranking
Official website
tajmahal.gov.in/
Reference
WHC 252 · Wikidata Q9141

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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