State of Conservation
66
Reports
46
Properties concerned
13
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
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| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Jordan
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Sudan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
Sudan
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| 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 |
| States Parties: |
Egypt
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.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 |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | High rate of decay of the historic houses |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Land conversion Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Algeria
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Morocco
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Housing Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Algeria Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 46 Housing 39 War 34 Management activities 17 Deliberate destruction of heritage 16 Illegal activities 15 Land conversion 14 Human resources 13 Water (rain/water table) 10 Financial resources 10 Flooding 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 8 Desertification 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Legal framework 7 Ground transport infrastructure 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Relative humidity 5 Civil unrest 5 Quarrying 4 Earthquake 4 Governance 4 Commercial development 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Localised utilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Major linear utilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Crop production 2 Wind 2 Military training 2 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Mining 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.
