State of Conservation
147
Reports
50
Properties concerned
14
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start:
2019close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
States Parties: | State of Palestine |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
Other Threats: | Potential construction of a separation fence (wall) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
States Parties: | Bahrain |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
States Parties: | Bahrain |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
States Parties: | Morocco |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing |
Other Threats: | Major urban projects |
States Parties: | Morocco |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing |
Other Threats: | Major urban projects |
States Parties: | Morocco |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | - state of critical conservation conditions and need for emergency stabilisation measures - vulnerability to potential inappropriate developments |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Saudi Arabia |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Saudi Arabia |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Visual impact of a rain water diversionary dam and of a water tower |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Libya |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Human resources Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Egypt |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures Encroachment, urban sprawl and bulldozing activities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Iraq |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Syrian Arab Republic |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2 |
Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War |
Other Threats: | serious weathering of many stone blocks |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Algeria |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Unsuitable restoration techniques, and poor conservation conditions for the archaeological remains |
States Parties: | Algeria |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Unsuitable restoration techniques, and poor conservation conditions for the archaeological remains |
States Parties: | Algeria |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Marine transport infrastructure |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Lebanon |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Insufficient maintenance |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Unstable structures and lack of security |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Unstable structures and lack of security |
States Parties: | Jordan |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Unstable structures and lack of security |
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 98 Housing 86 War 66 Management activities 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 33 Illegal activities 31 Land conversion 30 Human resources 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Water (rain/water table) 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Flooding 19 Financial resources 19 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Legal framework 17 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Desertification 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Relative humidity 9 Civil unrest 9 Governance 9 Quarrying 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Localised utilities 7 Water infrastructure 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Commercial development 4 Major linear utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Wind 4 Earthquake 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Military training 2 Solid waste 1 Mining 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.