The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Also known as Jantar Mantar, Jyotish Yantralaya, जंतर मंतर, जयपुर
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2010
Area
2 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is in Jaipur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jaipur City, Rajasthan, about 1 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jaipur · about 2,917,000 peopleat the site
- Tonk · about 182,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Sikar · about 400,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Alwar · about 283,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- Ajmer · about 590,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Bharatpur · about 229,000 peopleabout 170 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural1 km away
IndiaNatural170 km away
IndiaCultural183 km away
IndiaCultural219 km away
IndiaCultural221 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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