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State of Conservation (SOC)

Ancient City of Damascus (1993)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1981-1993)
Total Amount Ap proved: 87,300USD

1993   Financial contribution to the consolidation works in the Ancient ...   19,500  USD
1981   Conservation work in the City of Damascus   67,800  USD
Missions**
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Reconstruction works

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

The situation described in the last Bureau report still stands. The Syrian authorities were informed of the recommendations of the Bureau and were requested by the Centre to respond to these by 1st October 1993. At the time of writing this report, no information has been received at WHC from the Syrian authorities and it is hoped that ICOMOS will now urgently undertake the general monitoring mission to Syria to review the reconstruction work both at the Umayad Mosque and to other monuments in the old city of Damascus which have recently been undertaken without prior notification to the World Heritage Centre.

Conclusion
Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

No draft Decision

Ancient City of Damascus
State Party:
Syrian Arab Republic
Date of Inscription: 1979
Nomination records (Year): 1978, 2011
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Exports
Word File
SOC Reports (year)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
1993
1992
Threats*
  • Management activities
  • Other Threats:
Documents
WHC.93/CONF.002/05
Other Documents:
View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1728

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.