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 Palestine Saudi Arabia 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.