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 428 Housing 288 Management activities 162 War 134 Illegal activities 106 Deliberate destruction of heritage 104 Land conversion 98 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 88 Human resources 87 Water (rain/water table) 82 Ground transport infrastructure 81 Legal framework 79 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 77 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Financial resources 58 Flooding 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 50 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 50 Governance 47 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Water infrastructure 36 Solid waste 34 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Oil and gas 21 Commercial development 20 Localised utilities 20 Relative humidity 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Air pollution 7 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Subsistence hunting 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Ground water pollution 2 Temperature 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 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.
