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Till the end of 2016, the total number of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in India is:

The correct choice is: “35” In July 2016 UNESCO added three Indian sites: the Nalanda Mahavihara (Bihar), the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh (part of the transnational Le…

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Till the end of 2016, the total number of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in India is:

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The correct choice is: “35”

In July 2016 UNESCO added three Indian sites: the Nalanda Mahavihara (Bihar), the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh (part of the transnational Le Corbusier listing) and Khangchendzonga National Park (Sikkim, India’s first “mixed” site). This took India’s total to 35 World Heritage Sites at the end of 2016: 27 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed.

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