State of Conservation
157
Reports
55
Properties concerned
15
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2019close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Iraq
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick 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*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Management activities Management systems/ management plan War Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Fragile mud brick structures |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Jordan
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
| States Parties: |
Jordan
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Buildings and Development (lack of design and construction guidelines) Preservation of important vistas and sightlines of the property |
| States Parties: |
Jordan
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
| States Parties: |
State of Palestine
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Degradation of the architectural complex of the Church of the Nativity |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| 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*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| 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*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework |
| Other Threats: | Slopes of the archaeological mound non stabilized |
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 110 Housing 88 War 63 Management activities 39 Illegal activities 33 Deliberate destruction of heritage 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 30 Land conversion 28 Human resources 28 Legal framework 24 Ground transport infrastructure 23 Water (rain/water table) 21 Financial resources 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Flooding 19 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Governance 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Desertification 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Civil unrest 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 9 Localised utilities 9 Relative humidity 9 Quarrying 8 Solid waste 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Water infrastructure 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Major linear utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Wind 4 Storms 4 Earthquake 4 Invasive / alien marine species 4 Commercial development 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Mining 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Oil and gas 2 Military training 2 Pollution of marine waters 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.
