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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 2013close
Date end:2013close
Region: Arab Statesclose
Abu Mena (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Desertification Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Aleppo (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Ancient City of Bosra (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Ancient City of Damascus (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2013)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2013)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
Banc d'Arguin National Park (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2013)
States Parties: State of Palestine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Urgent and necessary consolidation works required (roofing, ...)
Danger List:  Yes
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2013)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: War
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2013)
States Parties: Sudan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind
Historic Cairo (2013)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Town of Zabid (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Kasbah of Algiers (2013)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
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
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2013)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add.2
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 (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management activities
Other Threats: Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods
Petra (2013)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (2013)
States Parties: Bahrain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
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Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 19 Housing 13 War 7 Management activities 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Ground transport infrastructure 4 Land conversion 4 Water (rain/water table) 4 Human resources 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Illegal activities 3 Flooding 3 Governance 3 Legal framework 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Financial resources 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Mining 1 Oil and gas 1 Wind 1 Desertification 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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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