State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Algeria Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 56 Management activities 39 Housing 34 Ground transport infrastructure 26 Water (rain/water table) 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Air pollution 14 Illegal activities 14 Solid waste 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Legal framework 11 Commercial development 10 Water infrastructure 10 Subsistence hunting 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Human resources 10 Relative humidity 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Land conversion 6 Flooding 6 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Temperature 4 Earthquake 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Oil and gas 3 Financial resources 3 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Desertification 1
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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.