Ellora Caves
Also known as Ellora, Elora
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1983
List reference
243
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ellora Caves is about 20 km north-west of Aurangabad. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ajanta Caves, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Aurangabad · about 1,113,000 peopleabout 20 km south-east
- Malegaon · about 691,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Dhule · about 479,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Ahmednagar · about 392,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Bhusawal · about 183,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Nasik · about 1,473,000 peopleabout 150 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural80 km away
IndiaCultural150 km away
IndiaCultural274 km away
IndiaCultural275 km away
IndiaCultural322 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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