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 394 Housing 274 Management activities 145 War 134 Illegal activities 101 Deliberate destruction of heritage 99 Land conversion 95 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 83 Human resources 79 Legal framework 77 Water (rain/water table) 72 Ground transport infrastructure 70 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 70 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 56 Financial resources 56 Flooding 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 47 Governance 47 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 43 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 34 Water infrastructure 32 Solid waste 29 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 21 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Localised utilities 19 Commercial development 17 Oil and gas 17 Quarrying 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Crop production 16 Relative humidity 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Subsistence hunting 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.
