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 Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Housing 14 Management activities 10 Management systems/ management plan 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 5 Legal framework 5 Ground transport infrastructure 4 Water infrastructure 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Earthquake 4 Commercial development 3 Flooding 3 Solid waste 2 Land conversion 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Illegal activities 2 Human resources 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Major linear utilities 1 Temperature 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Financial resources 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.