Ajanta Caves
Also known as Ajanta, अजिंठा लेणी/गुहा
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1983
Area
8,242 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ajanta Caves is about 55 km south of Bhusawal. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ellora Caves, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bhusawal · about 183,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Aurangabad · about 1,113,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Burhanpur · about 197,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
- Dhule · about 479,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Malegaon · about 691,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Akola · about 504,000 peopleabout 140 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural80 km away
IndiaCultural184 km away
IndiaCultural310 km away
IndiaCultural331 km away
IndiaCultural349 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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