State of Conservation
117
Reports
55
Properties concerned
15
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2021close
Region:
Arab Statesclose
| States Parties: |
 Lebanon
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing 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: |
 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: |
 Sudan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Desertification Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
Sudan
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
Sudan
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Desertification Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Iraq
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities War |
| Other Threats: | Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 State of Palestine
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
State of Palestine
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
| States Parties: |
 Egypt
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
| States Parties: |
Egypt
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
| States Parties: |
Egypt
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | High rate of decay of the historic houses |
| States Parties: |
Saudi Arabia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | High rate of decay of the historic houses |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
| Danger List: | Yes |
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 83 Housing 67 War 47 Management activities 27 Illegal activities 25 Deliberate destruction of heritage 24 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Human resources 21 Land conversion 20 Legal framework 18 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Financial resources 17 Water (rain/water table) 16 Flooding 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Governance 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Desertification 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Civil unrest 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Localised utilities 7 Relative humidity 7 Solid waste 6 Quarrying 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Water infrastructure 4 Earthquake 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Commercial development 3 Major linear utilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Crop production 3 Mining 3 Wind 3 Storms 3 Invasive / alien marine species 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Oil and gas 2 Military training 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.
