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 Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 188 Housing 104 Management activities 75 Water (rain/water table) 50 Illegal activities 48 Ground transport infrastructure 44 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 37 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 36 Deliberate destruction of heritage 34 Human resources 34 Legal framework 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Water infrastructure 27 Solid waste 27 Land conversion 27 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 26 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 25 Commercial development 21 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 Flooding 20 Air pollution 17 Financial resources 17 Oil and gas 15 Subsistence hunting 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Relative humidity 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 10 Governance 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Desertification 5 Earthquake 5 Crop production 4 Wind 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 War 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.
