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World Heritage Day - April 18
April 19 , 2020
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- It is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
- The aim of celebrating this day is to promote cultural heritage through activities which are undertaken by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
- ICOMOS suggested in 1982 that April 18 should be observed as an International Day for Monuments and Sites.
- It was approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983.
- Theme of the year 2020 is Shared Culture, Shared Heritage and Shared Responsibility.
- The Ministry of Tourism celebrated the World Heritage Day - 2020 through a webinar series on Mamallapuram and Humayun’s Tomb of Delhi.
- UNESCO defines a World Heritage Site as a “natural or man-made area or a structure that is of international importance, and space which requires special protection.”
- There are 38 World Heritage Sites located in India.
- These include 30 cultural sites, seven natural sites and one mixed-criteria site.
- India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world.
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