Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Also known as Great Sanchi Stupa, Sanchi, Sanchi Stupa, Sanchi Tope, साँची का स्तूप
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1989
List reference
524
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi is about 40 km north-east of Bhopal. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bhopal · about 1,727,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Sagar · about 328,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Ujjain · about 513,000 peopleabout 200 km west
- Indore · about 2,026,000 peopleabout 210 km south-west
- Jabalpur · about 1,285,000 peopleabout 230 km east
- Jhansi · about 826,000 peopleabout 230 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural61 km away
IndiaCultural270 km away
IndiaCultural387 km away
IndiaCultural402 km away
IndiaNatural411 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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