Keoladeo National Park
Also known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur National Park, Bharatpur NP, Keoladeo, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Kevladev Bird Sanctuary, Kevladev National Park, Sanctuaire des oiseaux de Bharatpur
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1985
Area
2,873 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Keoladeo National Park is about 9 km south of Bharatpur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fatehpur Sikri, about 17 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bharatpur · about 229,000 peopleabout 9 km north
- Mathura · about 331,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Agra · about 1,592,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Hathras · about 127,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Firozabad · about 306,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Aligarh · about 805,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural17 km away
IndiaCultural50 km away
IndiaCultural52 km away
IndiaCultural154 km away
IndiaCultural161 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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