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 413 Housing 282 Management activities 154 War 134 Illegal activities 102 Deliberate destruction of heritage 101 Land conversion 97 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 87 Human resources 86 Water (rain/water table) 77 Legal framework 77 Ground transport infrastructure 76 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 75 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 58 Financial resources 58 Flooding 55 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 47 Governance 47 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 46 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 36 Water infrastructure 34 Solid waste 32 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Commercial development 19 Localised utilities 19 Oil and gas 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Relative humidity 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Air pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.
