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 425 Housing 279 Management activities 166 War 116 Illegal activities 103 Deliberate destruction of heritage 97 Land conversion 93 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 89 Ground transport infrastructure 88 Water (rain/water table) 83 Human resources 83 Legal framework 78 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 76 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 62 Financial resources 54 Flooding 53 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 51 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 50 Governance 45 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Solid waste 37 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 37 Water infrastructure 36 Commercial development 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Oil and gas 21 Civil unrest 21 Localised utilities 20 Relative humidity 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Desertification 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Wind 12 Air pollution 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Subsistence hunting 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Mining 6 Storms 5 Temperature 4 Fire (widlfires) 3 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Earthquake 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.
