State of Conservation
31
Reports
31
Properties concerned
10
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2024close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Earthquake Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| States Parties: |
 Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Crop production Deliberate destruction of heritage Fire (widlfires) Governance Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Desertification Illegal activities Localised utilities Relative humidity War |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of the stone masonry; Sand covering certain areas of the property; Graffiti and fires; Alarming state of conservation of the Hunting Baths; Tidal flooding and continuous sea encroachment on the circus area |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
| Other Threats: | Excessive vegetation growth; Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Sudan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.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: |
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: |
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: |
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: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription; Restricted access |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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: |
 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: |
 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: |
Morocco
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Earthquake |
| States Parties: | Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan) |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| 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; Urban environment and visual integrity; Impact of archaeological excavations |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Desertification Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management activities War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Functional decay of the residential neighborhoods; Physical damage and instability of buildings; Problems with the network for the evacuation of rainwater |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Libya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Human resources Management systems/ management plan War Water (rain/water table) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources War Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Damage to historic buildings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
State of Palestine
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | Potential construction of a separation fence (wall) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Algeria Egypt Iraq Lebanon Libya Morocco State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 22 War 18 Housing 16 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Illegal activities 8 Management activities 8 Land conversion 6 Human resources 6 Desertification 5 Flooding 5 Financial resources 5 Water (rain/water table) 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Civil unrest 4 Earthquake 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Legal framework 4 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Governance 3 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Water infrastructure 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Quarrying 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Commercial development 1 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Solid waste 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Mining 1 Wind 1 Military training 1 Storms 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.
