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 State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 277 Housing 167 Management activities 115 Illegal activities 66 Water (rain/water table) 64 Ground transport infrastructure 57 Deliberate destruction of heritage 57 Land conversion 52 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 52 Legal framework 49 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 48 Human resources 46 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 36 Water infrastructure 32 Flooding 32 Solid waste 30 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 29 War 27 Financial resources 24 Commercial development 22 Governance 21 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 18 Air pollution 17 Oil and gas 17 Interpretative and visitation facilities 16 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Relative humidity 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Localised utilities 9 Crop production 9 Major linear utilities 7 Wind 7 Desertification 7 Underground transport infrastructure 6 Surface water pollution 6 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Quarrying 3 Civil unrest 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Mining 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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
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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.
