The nearest World Heritage sites to the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range are the Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara (10 km) and the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group (28 km).
Two UNESCO sites lie near Gunung Mulu National Park: Niah National Park’s Caves Complex at 131 km and Kinabalu Park at 293 km. Mulu itself holds the largest known cave chamber and one of the world’s largest bat colonies.
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.
Photo: Bpilgrim / CC BY-SA 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons. The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (महाबोधि मंदिर, Bodh Gayā),
Photo: Joel Suganth / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (साँची के बौद्ध स्मारक), inscribed by
Photo: PLBechly / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments (खजुराहो स्मारक समूह), inscribed by UNESCO
Photo: A.Savin / Free Art License / Wikimedia Commons. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (मुंबई के
Photo: Christian Haugen / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Elephanta Caves (घारापुरीच्या लेण्या, Gharapuri), inscribed by UNESCO in
Photo: Pearlsinghal / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. The Ellora Caves (एलोरा), inscribed by UNESCO in 1983, is a
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Soman assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons. The Ajanta
