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 358 Housing 261 Management activities 170 War 100 Deliberate destruction of heritage 92 Land conversion 87 Illegal activities 81 Ground transport infrastructure 74 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 72 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Water (rain/water table) 70 Human resources 69 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 63 Legal framework 62 Flooding 52 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 44 Financial resources 36 Interpretative and visitation facilities 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 35 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 31 Governance 29 Solid waste 27 Commercial development 25 Water infrastructure 22 Relative humidity 20 Marine transport infrastructure 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 17 Desertification 15 Localised utilities 14 Crop production 14 Quarrying 13 Major linear utilities 12 Civil unrest 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Surface water pollution 11 Wind 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Air pollution 5 Temperature 5 Earthquake 5 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.