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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 2016close
Date end:2016close
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (2016)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Samarra Archaeological City (2016)
States Parties: Iraq
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Sangiran Early Man Site (2016)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Shahr-i Sokhta (2016)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2016)
States Parties: China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Comparative fragility of many of many sites
Site of Palmyra (2016)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity War
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
Danger List:  Yes
Stone Town of Zanzibar (2016)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness
Sukur Cultural Landscape (2016)
States Parties: Nigeria
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (2016)
States Parties: China
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
The Grand Canal (2016)
States Parties: China
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Other Threats: lack of priority visibility corridors
Timbuktu (2016)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2016)
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Tomb of Askia (2016)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (2016)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fire
Danger List:  Yes
Venice and its Lagoon (2016)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Marine transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2016)
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
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Afghanistan Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Georgia Germany Haiti India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Libya Lithuania Mali Mauritius Mexico Montenegro Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia South Africa Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 76 Housing 42 Management activities 24 Legal framework 18 Ground transport infrastructure 15 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Land conversion 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 13 Illegal activities 12 War 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Human resources 9 Civil unrest 8 Financial resources 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Water (rain/water table) 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Industrial areas 4 Solid waste 4 Surface water pollution 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Flooding 4 Governance 4 Water infrastructure 3 Mining 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Earthquake 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Commercial development 2 Air transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Major linear utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Oil and gas 1 Relative humidity 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Desertification 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Storms 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1

* : 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.


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