Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath
Also known as Sarnath, Sârnâth
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2026
List reference
927
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath is about 6 km north of Varanasi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, about 210 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Varanasi · about 1,352,000 peopleabout 6 km south
- Mirzapur · about 246,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Allahabad · about 1,201,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Aurangabad · about 96,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
- Gorakhpur · about 674,000 peopleabout 160 km north
- Faizabad · about 153,000 peopleabout 170 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural213 km away
NepalCultural235 km away
IndiaCultural245 km away
NepalNatural269 km away
IndiaCultural316 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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