Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Also known as Abris sous-roche du Bhimbetka, Auditorium cave, Bhimbetka rock shelters, Bhonrawali shelters, Jhondra Pahari, Lakha Juar, Muni Babaki Pahari, Pre – historic rock shelters, Vinayaka Pahari
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2003
Area
1,893 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is about 40 km south-east of Bhopal. The nearest other World Heritage site is Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bhopal · about 1,727,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Sagar · about 328,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Indore · about 2,026,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Ujjain · about 513,000 peopleabout 190 km west
- Amravati · about 734,000 peopleabout 220 km south
- Burhanpur · about 197,000 peopleabout 240 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural61 km away
IndiaCultural317 km away
IndiaCultural331 km away
IndiaCultural410 km away
IndiaCultural422 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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