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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 2017close
Date end:2017close
Threats* : Management systems/ management planclose
Abu Mena (2017)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Aleppo (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Nessebar (2017)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2017)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Adverse effects of bird and bat droppings across the property
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2017)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (2017)
States Parties: Libya
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2017)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile mud brick structures
Danger List:  Yes
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (2017)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2017)
States Parties: State of Palestine
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity
Danger List:  Yes
Brasilia (2017)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (2017)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (2017)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Danger List:  Yes
Churches of Chiloé (2017)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
City of Potosí (2017)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage
Danger List:  Yes
City of Quito (2017)
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2017)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Coro and its Port (2017)
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Danger List:  Yes
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (2017)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of monitoring; Poor state of conservation of the monastic irrigation system
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (2017)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ephesus (2017)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2017)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (2017)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape (2017)
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2017)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas); Land Reclamation project
Historic Cairo (2017)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
Historic Centre of Bukhara (2017)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: degradation of traditional houses
Historic Centre of Lima (2017)
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Macao (2017)
States Parties: China
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2017)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Demolition and re-building of traditional housing areas
Danger List:  Yes
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (2017)
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (2017)
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of adequate fire fighting arrangements in the historic urban zone
Historic City of Ayutthaya (2017)
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration due to time
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (2017)
States Parties: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2017)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2017)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Zabid (2017)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2017)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (2017)
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2017)
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given
Danger List:  Yes
Island of Saint-Louis (2017)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants
Kasbah of Algiers (2017)
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kathmandu Valley (2017)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (2017)
States Parties: Morocco
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (2017)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Lamu Old Town (2017)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2017)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Lower Valley of the Omo (2017)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Maya Site of Copan (2017)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of construction materials due to natural decay phenomena
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (2017)
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsatisfactory state of conservation and maintenance of the property
Danger List:  Yes
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2017)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (2017)
States Parties: Micronesia (Federated States of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (2017)
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural risk factors; Deterioration of monuments
Danger List:  Yes
Old Towns of Djenné (2017)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of dwellings
Danger List:  Yes
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (2017)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (2017)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Petra (2017)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia (2017)
States Parties: Saudi Arabia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Visual impact of a rain water diversionary dam and of a water tower
Royal Palaces of Abomey (2017)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire at the site
Samarra Archaeological City (2017)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2017)
States Parties: China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Comparative fragility of many sites
Site of Palmyra (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Danger List:  Yes
Susa (2017)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
The Forth Bridge (2017)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Timbuktu (2017)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Tomb of Askia (2017)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (2017)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Danger List:  Yes
Tyre (2017)
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Insufficient maintenance
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2017)
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unstable structures and lack of security
Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2017)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2017)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Venice and its Lagoon (2017)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Austria Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Bulgaria Chile China Côte d'Ivoire Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Georgia Germany Honduras Hungary Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Mali Micronesia (Federated States of) Morocco Nepal Pakistan Panama Peru Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia State of Palestine Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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.