Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in India
India has 107 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Ujjain. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 107
- Oldest
- Lothal 2399 BC
- Little known
- 72 of 107
- Most from
- 20th century
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1.Ujjain
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient city beside the Kshipra River in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
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2.Nalanda Mahavihara
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient Hindu-Buddhist monastery in present-day Bihar, India
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3.Hampi
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
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5.Konark Sun Temple
Archaeological · 13th century · Renowned
13th century Surya Temple and UNESCO world heritage site in Odisha, India
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6.Lothal
Archaeological · 24th century BC · Renowned
Prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilization (present-day Gujarat, India)
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7.Pattadakal Group of Monuments
Archaeological · 8th century · Renowned
World Heritage site with 7th and 8th century temples
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8.Pataliputra
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Indian city, Emperor Asoka’s classic capital city; present day Patna, the capital city of state of Bihar in India
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10.iron pillar of Delhi
Archaeological · 5th century · Renowned
7.2 m pillar in the Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, erected in the 5th century CE
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11.Vaishali
Archaeological · Renowned
Ancient Buddhist pilgrimage and archaeological site (Ashoka pillar, Stupa and Swastika Monastery) associated with significant events in Lord Buddha's life; in…
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12.Golconda
Archaeological · Renowned
Fortified citadel and former city in central Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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13.Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Archaeological · Renowned
UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India, around the historical city of Champaner, a city which was built by Sultan Mahmud B…
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15.Qutb complex
Archaeological · Notable
Monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at Mehrauli, Delhi, India
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20.Vijayanagara
Archaeological · Notable
Now ruins, previously the capital of Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century
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21.Mandu
Archaeological · Notable
Uninhabited ancient city in the present-day Mandav area of the Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
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23.Piprahwa
Archaeological · Notable
Village and ancient Buddhist site in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India
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29.Indian Airlines Flight 171
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1976 aviation accident at Bombay Airport
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40.Chandraketugarh
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in West Bengal, India
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45.Burzahom archaeological site
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site located in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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47.Air India Flight 403
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1982 plane crash of an Air India Boeing 707 in Bombay, India
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49.Nachna-Kuthara
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Village and archaeological site with 5th to 9th century monuments
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54.Usgalimal rock engravings
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in South Goa District, India
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59.Khirasara
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Nakhatrana Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
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63.Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India
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64.Chandavaram Buddhist site
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Donakonda mandal, India
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65.Sirpur Group of Monuments
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Historical and archaeological site in Chhattisgarh
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70.Saraswati Mandir
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Writer's house museum, historic site in Gujarat, India
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71.Madaksira hill fort
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Hill fort in Madaksira in Anantpur District in Andhra Pradesh
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72.Saint Paul's College, Goa
Archaeological · 16th century · Hidden gem
Defunct Jesuit school in Portuguese Goa
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77.Beejamandal, Khajuraho
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ruins of an 11th century Hindu temple, archaeological site
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89.Hirapur dolmen
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Megalithic burial site in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra
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90.Pandu Rajar Dhibi
Archaeological · 8th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in West Bengal, India
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96.Hebbal Kittaya Inscription
Archaeological · 8th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bangalore
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98.Kawtchhuah Ropui
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Kawtchhuah Ropui (literally The Great Entranceway in the Mizo language) is an archaeological heritage site located near Vangchhia village in Champhai district,…
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99.Malleshwaram inscriptions and hero stones
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bengaluru
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107.Sultan Nagar Fort
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
17th-century fort in Hyderabad, India
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in India?
107 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for India with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in India?
Ujjain. Ancient city beside the Kshipra River in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Which is the oldest?
Lothal, dated to 2399 BC. 21 of these 107 carry a founding date, 8 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.