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State of Conservation

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Properties concerned
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Date end:2011close
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Abu Mena (2011)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2011)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Site of Carthage (2011)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2011)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2011)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2011)
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Flooding Housing Management systems/ management plan Wind
Historic Cairo (2011)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic City of Meknes (2011)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (2011)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Danger List:  Yes
Kasbah of Algiers (2011)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (2011)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Partial abandonment of the property
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2011)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Governance High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments;
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Sana'a (2011)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (2011)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: d) Degradation of the mural paintings and the buildings;
Petra (2011)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (2011)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage
Samarra Archaeological City (2011)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Tipasa (2011)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure
Tyre (2011)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2011)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unstable structures and lack of security;
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Algeria Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 16 Housing 11 Management activities 6 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Land conversion 4 Illegal activities 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Flooding 2 Legal framework 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Water infrastructure 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Wind 1 War 1 Governance 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Human resources 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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