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 304 Housing 237 Management activities 130 War 116 Deliberate destruction of heritage 87 Land conversion 86 Illegal activities 71 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 63 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 59 Water (rain/water table) 58 Human resources 54 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 52 Legal framework 52 Flooding 50 Ground transport infrastructure 46 Interpretative and visitation facilities 37 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Financial resources 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Governance 30 Water infrastructure 21 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 17 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Desertification 15 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Civil unrest 14 Commercial development 13 Surface water pollution 12 Localised utilities 11 Relative humidity 11 Wind 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Solid waste 10 Major linear utilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Fire (widlfires) 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Water (extraction) 1 Military training 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.