India first proposed Sarnath for UNESCO status in 1998. The final decision took nearly three decades.
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The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026, India’s 45th site. This full story, alongside all of India’s other UNESCO World Heritage Sites, now lives at GK0065 — UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India. For Sarnath’s own history and the Buddha’s first sermon, see AncHist0088 — Sarnath: Buddha’s First Sermon and the Gupta-Era Buddha Statue.
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