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Date end:1997close
Agra Fort (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Air pollution
Ajanta Caves (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1997)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Bosra (1997)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities
Ancient City of Damascus (1997)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
Angkor (1997)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Urgent problems of conservation
Danger List:  Yes
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (1997)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Deterioration of the bricks due to salt crystallization and hydration
Asante Traditional Buildings (1997)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1997)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Localised utilities
Bahla Fort (1997)
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Management activities
Other Threats: Degradation of the structures
Danger List:  Yes
Baroque Churches of the Philippines (1997)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Other Threats: Need to raise public awareness and to ensure proper conservation measures
Butrint (1997)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources
Other Threats: Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
Canal du Midi (1997)
States Parties: France
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Solid waste
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (1997)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragility of the abdobe structures
Danger List:  Yes
Churches of Moldavia (1997)
States Parties: Romania
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
City of Cuzco (1997)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1997)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Complex of Hué Monuments (1997)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Storms
Elephanta Caves (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
Ellora Caves (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
Fatehpur Sikri (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Air pollution
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1997)
States Parties: Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1997)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Cairo (1997)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
Historic Centre of Bukhara (1997)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
Historic Town of Zabid (1997)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management activities Relative humidity Solid waste
Island of Mozambique (1997)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms
Other Threats: Precarious state of conservation of the stone
Itchan Kala (1997)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (1997)
States Parties: El Salvador
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kathmandu Valley (1997)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration/consolidation works
Maya Site of Copan (1997)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Attention to be paid to the conservation of stone and stuccos
Medina of Fez (1997)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1997)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion
Other Threats: Deterioration of the stones
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1997)
States Parties: France
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Old City of Berne (1997)
States Parties: Switzerland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Other Threats: Fire in January 1997
Old City of Dubrovnik (1997)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Earthquake Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (1997)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1997)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Old Walled City of Shibam (1997)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1997)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.204/INF.8,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B,WHC-97/CONF.208/INF.11 ,WHC.97/CONF.204/INF.08
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Petra (1997)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Commercial development Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (1997)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Legal framework
Quseir Amra (1997)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple (1997)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1997)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1997)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Housing
Royal Palaces of Abomey (1997)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Sacred City of Kandy (1997)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Site of Palmyra (1997)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Temperature Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Sun Temple, Konârak (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration and the structural instability
Taj Mahal (1997)
States Parties: India
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.207/2,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Air pollution
Timbuktu (1997)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Legal framework Water (rain/water table) Wind
Other Threats: Vulnerability of the mosques
Danger List:  Yes
Town of Luang Prabang (1997)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Tyre (1997)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Commercial development Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Vilnius Historic Centre (1997)
States Parties: Lithuania
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1997)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
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Albania Benin Cambodia Croatia Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia France Germany Ghana Honduras India Jordan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lithuania Mali Mexico Morocco Mozambique Nepal Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Romania Spain Sri Lanka Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uzbekistan Viet Nam Yemen
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Management systems/ management plan 30 Management activities 20 Housing 12 Legal framework 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Ground transport infrastructure 6 Relative humidity 5 Water (rain/water table) 5 Illegal activities 5 Financial resources 5 Commercial development 4 Air pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Land conversion 3 Flooding 3 Storms 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Human resources 2 Major linear utilities 1 Temperature 1 Wind 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Desertification 1 Earthquake 1

* : 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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