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 65 Management activities 43 Housing 37 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Water (rain/water table) 24 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Air pollution 15 Illegal activities 14 Solid waste 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 13 Human resources 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Legal framework 12 Commercial development 11 Water infrastructure 11 Subsistence hunting 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Relative humidity 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Land conversion 6 Flooding 6 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Oil and gas 4 Temperature 4 Earthquake 4 Financial resources 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Desertification 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Storms 1 Governance 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.