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State of Conservation

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Ancient City of Damascus (2009)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Poor state of conservation
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2009)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2009)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Inadequate on-site security and control systems
Bahla Fort (2009)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Deterioration of the earthen structures of the Fort
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2009)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
Brasilia (2009)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (2009)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Butrint (2009)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Slow progress on the implementation of the recommendations of the joint missions
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (2009)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
City of Bath (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (2009)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
City of Valletta (2009)
States Parties: Malta
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (2009)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2009)
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Complex of Hué Monuments (2009)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Cultural Landscape of Sintra (2009)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces;
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2009)
States Parties: Austria Hungary
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2009)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2009)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of maintenance, as well as polluted water
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (2009)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2009)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areaslack of impact studies before large-scale developments are implemented
Historic Cairo (2009)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2009)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town
Historic Centre of Brugge (2009)
States Parties: Belgium
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Macao (2009)
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Prague (2009)
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Riga (2009)
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (2009)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2009)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centre of Vienna (2009)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (2009)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: a) Fire; b) Lack of specific monitoring indicator; c) Lack of adequate firefighting arrangements in the historic urban zone; d) Lack of a programme of archaeological excavation
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2009)
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Historic Town of Zabid (2009)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2009)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Changes in the built fabric
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (2009)
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
Island of Mozambique (2009)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings;
Island of Saint-Louis (2009)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants;
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (2009)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (2009)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (2009)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Lake Baikal (2009)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Lamu Old Town (2009)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Fire
Laurisilva of Madeira (2009)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2009)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: b) Impact on the archaeological remains, as well as on the visual integrity of the property by the Maya Devi Temple constructed in 2002
Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2009)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (2009)
States Parties: Malaysia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (2009)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Fire
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2009)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Salamanca (2009)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2009)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2009)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (2009)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Pitons Management Area (2009)
States Parties: Saint Lucia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (2009)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (2009)
States Parties: Bahrain
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (2009)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (2009)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches.
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2009)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Sangiran Early Man Site (2009)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (2009)
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (2009)
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
Timbuktu (2009)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Lack of adequate maintenance of the buildings.
Tipasa (2009)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Tower of London (2009)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Town of Luang Prabang (2009)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Tyre (2009)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Vilnius Historic Centre (2009)
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2009)
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing
Danger List:  Yes
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Albania Algeria Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Brazil China Czechia Dominican Republic Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Germany Hungary Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Italy Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Malaysia Mali Malta Mexico Montenegro Mozambique Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Philippines Portugal Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Spain Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uzbekistan Viet Nam Yemen
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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.


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