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 Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 48 Management activities 39 Housing 34 Ground transport infrastructure 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Solid waste 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 Commercial development 10 Human resources 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Illegal activities 9 Relative humidity 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Land conversion 6 Flooding 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Legal framework 5 Localised utilities 4 Major linear utilities 4 Air pollution 4 Temperature 4 Earthquake 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Financial resources 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Desertification 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.