State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 331 Housing 235 Management activities 159 War 84 Deliberate destruction of heritage 83 Land conversion 79 Illegal activities 73 Ground transport infrastructure 68 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 67 Water (rain/water table) 63 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 63 Human resources 61 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 58 Legal framework 56 Flooding 47 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 33 Financial resources 31 Interpretative and visitation facilities 30 Solid waste 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Governance 26 Commercial development 24 Water infrastructure 20 Relative humidity 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 High impact research / monitoring activities 17 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Crop production 13 Localised utilities 12 Desertification 12 Major linear utilities 11 Quarrying 11 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Surface water pollution 10 Wind 10 Civil unrest 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Air pollution 5 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1
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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.