State of Conservation
640
Reports
71
Properties concerned
16
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
1992close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2014 |
| Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | War |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/5 |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Temperature Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Temperature Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Temperature Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.001/3B |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Temperature Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Highly unstable conservation conditions of the archaeological sites; Need to conduct further studies regarding minimum water flows |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Highly unstable conservation conditions of the archaeological sites |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Highly unstable conservation conditions of the archaeological sites |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.add.2 |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Highly unstable conservation conditions of the archaeological sites |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Highly unstable conservation conditions of the archaeological sites |
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 458 Housing 306 Management activities 188 War 134 Illegal activities 115 Deliberate destruction of heritage 107 Land conversion 101 Ground transport infrastructure 98 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 95 Water (rain/water table) 92 Human resources 92 Legal framework 88 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 80 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 70 Flooding 59 Financial resources 59 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 54 Governance 48 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 43 Solid waste 42 Interpretative and visitation facilities 40 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 40 Water infrastructure 39 Commercial development 28 Relative humidity 25 Civil unrest 25 Localised utilities 24 Desertification 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Oil and gas 21 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Marine transport infrastructure 19 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Major linear utilities 14 Air pollution 13 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Subsistence hunting 8 Mining 7 Earthquake 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Temperature 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Military training 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.
