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 218 Housing 126 Management activities 87 Water (rain/water table) 55 Illegal activities 54 Ground transport infrastructure 46 Deliberate destruction of heritage 43 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 41 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 41 Legal framework 38 Human resources 37 Land conversion 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 31 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Water infrastructure 29 Solid waste 27 Flooding 24 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 22 Commercial development 21 Financial resources 19 Air pollution 17 Oil and gas 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Governance 12 Relative humidity 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Crop production 6 Desertification 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 War 5 Earthquake 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Surface water pollution 3 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 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.
