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 Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 345 Housing 220 Management activities 147 Illegal activities 82 Ground transport infrastructure 75 Deliberate destruction of heritage 75 Water (rain/water table) 74 Land conversion 71 War 68 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 66 Legal framework 64 Human resources 62 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 61 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 52 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 44 Flooding 42 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 39 Financial resources 37 Water infrastructure 36 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 36 Solid waste 35 Governance 32 Interpretative and visitation facilities 27 Commercial development 24 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 23 Oil and gas 19 Air pollution 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 16 Relative humidity 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Localised utilities 15 Crop production 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Civil unrest 12 Major linear utilities 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Surface water pollution 9 Quarrying 9 Wind 9 Desertification 9 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Invasive / alien marine species 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Mining 4 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.
