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State of Conservation

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420
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133
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Ancient City of Bosra (2023)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2021)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2019)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2018)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2015)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Bosra (2014)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
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 (2024)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2023)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2021)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2019)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2018)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
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*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2015)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2014)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
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 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
Ancient City of Nessebar (2023)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2021)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2019)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2017)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2013)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Nessebar (2011)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (2016)
States Parties: Ukraine
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Other Threats: Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2024)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2023)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2021)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2018)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2016)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2023)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2021)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2019)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2017)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Adverse effects of bird and bat droppings across the property
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2015)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.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 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 Thebes with its Necropolis (2012)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
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 (2024)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2023)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
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 Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2021)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2019)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2018)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
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*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2015)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2014)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
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
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2012)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Angkor (2024)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Angkor (2023)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Angkor (2021)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: • Uncontrolled urban expansion; • Lack of clarity regarding property rights and building codes; • Poor law enforcement;
Angkor (2014)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Aphrodisias (2023)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aphrodisias (2021)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2024)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2021)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: New buffer zone necessary
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2019)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2017)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2015)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2013)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Series of structural collapses at the property
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2012)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7C
Threats*: Storms
Other Threats: collapse of walls
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2011)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Hyper-abundant species Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: collapse of a wall
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2024)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: deterioration of structures
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2023)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: deterioration of structures
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2011)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: deterioration of structures
Archaeological Site of Ani (2018)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inappropriate use of pasture areas and of the rock-cut caves in Bostanlar Creek and Arpaçay Creek within the 1st Degree Archaeological Conservation area
Archaeological Site of Carthage (2023)
States Parties: Tunisia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1437 Housing 722 Illegal activities 526 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 427 Ground transport infrastructure 404 Legal framework 359 Land conversion 341 Management activities 316 Mining 260 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 253 Human resources 221 Water infrastructure 213 War 212 Financial resources 210 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 188 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 179 Civil unrest 176 Governance 158 Deliberate destruction of heritage 142 Interpretative and visitation facilities 136 Water (rain/water table) 128 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 118 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 117 Oil and gas 107 Surface water pollution 99 Commercial development 95 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 94 Marine transport infrastructure 93 Solid waste 85 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 76 Flooding 76 Forestry /wood production 69 Major linear utilities 64 Other climate change impacts 64 Fire (widlfires) 63 Underground transport infrastructure 60 Storms 55 Renewable energy facilities 52 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 52 Crop production 49 Earthquake 47 Society's valuing of heritage 43 Water (extraction) 41 Air transport infrastructure 40 Commercial hunting 37 Invasive / alien freshwater species 34 High impact research / monitoring activities 34 Non-renewable energy facilities 31 Industrial areas 30 Localised utilities 29 Quarrying 29 Air pollution 28 Ground water pollution 26 Changes to oceanic waters 26 Drought 25 Wind 23 Subsistence hunting 21 Relative humidity 21 Invasive / alien marine species 19 Desertification 18 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Pollution of marine waters 13 Translocated species 12 Input of excess energy 11 Avalanche/ landslide 10 Temperature change 9 Military training 7 Hyper-abundant species 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Micro-organisms 3 Terrorism 3 Volcanic eruption 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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