Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Also known as Khajuraho Hindu temples, Khajuraho Jain temples, Khajuraho temples, Kharjuravahaka
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1986
List reference
240
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 140 km south-west of Fatehpur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, about 270 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Fatehpur · about 166,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Jhansi · about 826,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Sagar · about 328,000 peopleabout 160 km south-west
- Kanpur · about 3,162,000 peopleabout 180 km north
- Jabalpur · about 1,285,000 peopleabout 190 km south
- Allahabad · about 1,201,000 peopleabout 200 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural270 km away
IndiaCultural316 km away
IndiaCultural317 km away
IndiaCultural320 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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