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 419 Housing 275 Management activities 160 War 116 Illegal activities 101 Deliberate destruction of heritage 96 Land conversion 92 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 87 Ground transport infrastructure 83 Human resources 82 Water (rain/water table) 81 Legal framework 77 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 76 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Financial resources 53 Flooding 51 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 50 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 48 Governance 45 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 37 Water infrastructure 35 Solid waste 35 Commercial development 21 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Oil and gas 21 Civil unrest 21 Localised utilities 19 Relative humidity 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Desertification 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Surface water pollution 12 Wind 12 Major linear utilities 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Air pollution 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Subsistence hunting 6 Mining 6 Storms 5 Temperature 3 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.
