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 372 Housing 258 Management activities 137 War 116 Illegal activities 93 Deliberate destruction of heritage 91 Land conversion 89 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 81 Human resources 73 Legal framework 73 Water (rain/water table) 68 Ground transport infrastructure 67 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 66 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 54 Financial resources 51 Flooding 50 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 45 Governance 44 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 39 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 36 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Water infrastructure 30 Solid waste 28 Civil unrest 21 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Localised utilities 17 Oil and gas 17 Commercial development 16 Desertification 16 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Crop production 15 Quarrying 15 Relative humidity 13 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 5 Storms 4 Fire (widlfires) 3 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Subsistence hunting 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.
