Country:India
India | |
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Map of India | |
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Continent | Asia |
Number of zones | 37 |
Maximum PPH | 37 |
Last updated | 2022-01-18 |
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in south Asia which has about 1.4 billion inhabitants.
Cambodia is located in South Asia. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.
The capital is New Delhi while the largest city is Mumbai. Other major cities are Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
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Zones
There are 37 turf zones in the country all belonging to the same and only region, India. No less than 35 of these are counted as World Heritage Sites.
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
World Heritage Sites
- AgraFort (2016)
- AjantaCaves (2016)
- BhadraFort (2018)
- Bhimbetka (2016)
- Champaner (2016)
- Chhatrapati (2016)
- Chittorgarh (2016)
- CholaTemples (2016)
- Elephanta (2016)
- ElloraCaves (2016)
- FatehpurSikri (2016)
- FlowerValley (2016)
- GoaChurches (2016)
- Hampi (2016) - The 10th turf zone in the country.
- HumayunsTomb (2016)
- JantarMantar (2016)
- Kaziranga (2016)
- Keoladeo (2016)
- Khajuraho (2016)
- Khangchendzon (2016)
- Konârak (2016)
- Mahabalipuram (2016)
- Mahabodhi (2016)
- Manas (2016)
- Nalanda (2016)
- ParvatiValley (2016)
- Pattadakal (2016)
- QutubMinar (2016)
- Rani-ki-Vav (2016)
- RedFort (2016)
- Sanchi (2016)
- ShimlaRail (2016)
- Sundarban (2016)
- TajMahal (2015) - The first turf zone in the country.
- WesternGhats (2016)
Other zones
- GandhiAir (2019)
- Kempegowda (2019)
Updated: 2022-01-18
Country specific medals
No country specific medals.