India's UNESCO World Heritage List: 37 Cultural, 7 Natural and 1 Mixed property
Background
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre's page for India shows 45 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. Of these, 37 are Cultural, 7 are Natural and 1 is Mixed. The Mixed property is Khangchendzonga National Park. The Natural properties include Kaziranga National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Sundarbans National Park and the Western Ghats. The same page lists 78 sites on India's Tentative List, the inventory of properties the country intends to consider for nomination.
Properties inscribed:
45
Cultural:
37
Natural:
7
Mixed:
1
Tentative List sites:
78
Why it matters for exams: Counts of Cultural, Natural and Mixed World Heritage sites, and which site falls in which class, are staple questions.
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In plain words
Tentative List — An inventory of properties a country intends to consider for World Heritage nomination.