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 381 Housing 261 Management activities 141 War 116 Illegal activities 93 Deliberate destruction of heritage 92 Land conversion 89 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 84 Human resources 76 Legal framework 74 Water (rain/water table) 70 Ground transport infrastructure 69 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 68 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 54 Financial resources 52 Flooding 50 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 45 Governance 45 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 41 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 36 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 33 Water infrastructure 31 Solid waste 29 Civil unrest 21 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Oil and gas 18 Commercial development 17 Localised utilities 17 Desertification 17 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Relative humidity 14 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Surface water pollution 12 Wind 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Major linear utilities 9 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Mining 6 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Storms 5 Air pollution 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Ground water pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 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.
