State of Conservation
69
Reports
46
Properties concerned
13
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Encroachments within the property and inappropriate recent constructions; Lack of engagement with local communities and other stakeholders |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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 |
States Parties: |
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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 |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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 |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Desertification Illegal activities War |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the stone masonry; Sand covering certain areas of the property; Graffiti and fires |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | Excessive vegetation growth; Impact of humidity and seawater salt on stone masonry |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
States Parties: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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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: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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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
Algeria Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 48 Housing 40 War 34 Management activities 18 Deliberate destruction of heritage 16 Illegal activities 15 Land conversion 14 Human resources 13 Water (rain/water table) 10 Financial resources 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 Flooding 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Desertification 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Legal framework 7 Ground transport infrastructure 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Relative humidity 5 Civil unrest 5 Governance 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Quarrying 4 Earthquake 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Commercial development 3 Localised utilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Major linear utilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Crop production 2 Wind 2 Military training 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Mining 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.