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
Management systems/ management plan 37 Management activities 29 Housing 25 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Water (rain/water table) 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Air pollution 12 Illegal activities 11 Legal framework 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Commercial development 8 Water infrastructure 8 Solid waste 8 Subsistence hunting 8 Relative humidity 6 Flooding 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Human resources 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Major linear utilities 4 Land conversion 4 Temperature 4 Earthquake 4 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Financial resources 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Oil and gas 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 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.