Photo: Husseinal-mauktar / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Hatra (Arabic: “الحضر”, “Al-Hadr” — the name’s origin is debated; one

Photo: iMahesh / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Churches and Convents of Goa (Velha Goa, Old Goa), inscribed

Photo: Giles Laurent / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Keoladeo National Park (केवलादेव राष्ट्रीय उद्यान, formerly Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary),

Photo: David Stanley / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Babylon (inscribed by UNESCO in 2019) is a UNESCO World

Photo: Diganta Talukdar / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Kaziranga National Park (কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান), inscribed by UNESCO in

Photo: فلورانس / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Susa (Greek: “Σοῦσα”, from the Elamite “Shush” — the name probably

Photo: Swarna1311 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram, மாமல்லபுரம்), inscribed by UNESCO

Photo: Sasha Isachenko / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Taxila (Greek: “Τάξιλα” — transcription of the ancient name, from

Photo: Sandeep7679 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (नालंदा महाविहार), inscribed by UNESCO

Khangchendzonga National Park is the closest World Heritage property to the Mountain Railways of India, at 81 km. Sagarmatha National Park is 168 km away and Paharpur 235 km. The three railways remain operational.