Western Ghats
Also known as Ghats occidentaux, Sahayadri, Sahayadri Hills, Sahya Mountains, Sahya Parvat, Sahya Parvatam, Sahya Parvatham, Sahyadri, Sahyadri mountain range, Sahyadri mountain ranges, Sahyadri Mountains, Sahyadris, Tamhini Ghat, The Western Ghats, West coast mountain range of India, Western coast mountain range of india, Western Ghat mountain range, Western Ghat mountain ranges, Western Ghat mountains, Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Western Ghauts, पश्चिमी घाट
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2012
Area
795,315 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural237 km away
IndiaCultural358 km away
Sri LankaCultural420 km away
IndiaCultural436 km away
Sri LankaCultural471 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
- Wikidata itemQ4527, open data (CC0)
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