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 43 Management activities 33 Housing 28 Ground transport infrastructure 22 Water (rain/water table) 19 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Air pollution 13 Illegal activities 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Legal framework 11 Solid waste 10 Commercial development 9 Water infrastructure 9 Subsistence hunting 9 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Relative humidity 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 7 Flooding 6 Human resources 6 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Land conversion 4 Temperature 4 Earthquake 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Oil and gas 2 Financial resources 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Society's valuing of heritage 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.