India Adds Five Properties to the UNESCO Tentative List, Taking the Total to 78
India added five new properties to the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage in late September 2026, raising its total to 78.
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India added five new properties to the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage in late September 2026, raising its total to 78.
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The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble of Assam, the political and ceremonial centre of the Ahom kingdom, has been added to India's Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, with…
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