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 Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 204 Housing 115 Management activities 81 Water (rain/water table) 52 Illegal activities 52 Ground transport infrastructure 45 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 39 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Human resources 35 Legal framework 33 Land conversion 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 31 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Water infrastructure 28 Solid waste 27 Flooding 22 Commercial development 21 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 Air pollution 17 Financial resources 17 Oil and gas 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Relative humidity 11 Governance 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Crop production 5 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Desertification 5 Earthquake 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 War 4 Ground water pollution 2 Surface water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 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 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.
