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 Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 372 Housing 241 Management activities 159 Illegal activities 90 War 84 Deliberate destruction of heritage 83 Ground transport infrastructure 81 Land conversion 79 Water (rain/water table) 79 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 75 Legal framework 70 Human resources 69 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 67 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 58 Flooding 47 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 46 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 43 Financial resources 41 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 39 Water infrastructure 38 Solid waste 36 Governance 35 Interpretative and visitation facilities 30 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Commercial development 24 Oil and gas 19 Relative humidity 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Localised utilities 17 Air pollution 17 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 High impact research / monitoring activities 17 Civil unrest 15 Crop production 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Desertification 12 Major linear utilities 11 Quarrying 11 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Surface water pollution 10 Wind 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Invasive / alien marine species 6 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Mining 4 Storms 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 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 Fire (widlfires) 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.
