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 409 Housing 273 Management activities 155 War 116 Illegal activities 98 Deliberate destruction of heritage 96 Land conversion 92 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 86 Human resources 81 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Water (rain/water table) 78 Legal framework 76 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 75 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 58 Financial resources 53 Flooding 50 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 49 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 46 Governance 45 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 38 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 37 Water infrastructure 34 Solid waste 33 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Oil and gas 21 Civil unrest 21 Commercial development 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Localised utilities 18 Desertification 18 Relative humidity 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Surface water pollution 12 Wind 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Air pollution 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Mining 6 Subsistence hunting 5 Storms 5 Fire (widlfires) 3 Ground water pollution 2 Temperature 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Military training 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.
