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 272 Housing 215 War 133 Management activities 124 Deliberate destruction of heritage 82 Land conversion 80 Illegal activities 66 Human resources 56 Water (rain/water table) 51 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 50 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 50 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 49 Legal framework 48 Flooding 46 Ground transport infrastructure 44 Financial resources 37 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 32 Interpretative and visitation facilities 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 30 Governance 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 26 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Water infrastructure 18 Desertification 18 Quarrying 17 Civil unrest 17 Relative humidity 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Crop production 13 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Localised utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Wind 10 Major linear utilities 8 Commercial development 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Fire (widlfires) 5 Earthquake 4 Solid waste 3 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 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.