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State of Conservation

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Abu Mena (2012)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Aksum (2012)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2012)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2012)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2012)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Site of Carthage (2012)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2012)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (2012)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2012)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
Bahla Fort (2012)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2012)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Brasilia (2012)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2012)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Danger List:  Yes
City of Potosí (2012)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage
Coro and its Port (2012)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Serious deterioration of materials and structureb) Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the propertd) Absence of detailed and technical information on the state of conservation of the property since 2007;
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (2012)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring
Curonian Spit (2012)
States Parties: Lithuania Russian Federation
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2012)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2012)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, polluted water;
Gelati Monastery (2012)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2012)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas)
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (2012)
States Parties: Barbados
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Cairo (2012)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Centre of Prague (2012)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2012)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2012)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of monuments in general and fortifications in particular, weak protection and maintenance measures;
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (2012)
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (2012)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2012)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2012)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2012)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2012)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; b) Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years; c) Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given; d) Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
Island of Mozambique (2012)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
Kathmandu Valley (2012)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kizhi Pogost (2012)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (2012)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Lamu Old Town (2012)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2012)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2012)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of the new structure of the Maya Devi Temple (constructed in 2002) on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity.
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (2012)
States Parties: Andorra
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2012)
States Parties: India
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Loss of character of the cultural landscape directly associated with the property and its outstanding universal value
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2012)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Maya Site of Copan (2012)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of construction materials due to natural decay phenomena
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (2012)
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property.
Danger List:  Yes
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2012)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: b) Inclination of the Minaret;
Danger List:  Yes
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (2012)
States Parties: Haiti
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (2012)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2012)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Salamanca (2012)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2012)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Old Towns of Djenné (2012)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (2012)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (2012)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (2012)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (2012)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (2012)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (2012)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (2012)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Danger List:  Yes
Saloum Delta (2012)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2012)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conservation of urban fabric
Samarra Archaeological City (2012)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Stone Town of Zanzibar (2012)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: b) Environmental pressures in relation with the Malindi port projectc) Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness
Timbuktu (2012)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the vicinity of the Sankoré Mosque; lack of detailed drawings supplied to the Committee
Tower of London (2012)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2012)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Tyre (2012)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2012)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2012)
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
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Afghanistan Andorra Azerbaijan Barbados Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Czechia Egypt Ethiopia Georgia Haiti Honduras India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Lithuania Mali Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Mozambique Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Romania Russian Federation Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
Threats
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* : 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.


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