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Reports
436
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Barbados
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
States Parties: Barbados
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Dilapidated infrastructure; Neglect and lack of maintenance
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1816 Housing 1167 Management activities 542 Legal framework 424 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 414 Ground transport infrastructure 398 Deliberate destruction of heritage 258 Illegal activities 251 Human resources 246 Water (rain/water table) 243 Land conversion 231 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 217 Financial resources 212 Interpretative and visitation facilities 197 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 174 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 174 War 167 Commercial development 164 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 164 Solid waste 137 Flooding 113 Earthquake 106 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Governance 96 Civil unrest 87 Underground transport infrastructure 78 Relative humidity 78 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 67 Storms 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Mining 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Wind 53 Surface water pollution 52 Air transport infrastructure 45 Localised utilities 35 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 35 Quarrying 35 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 31 Major linear utilities 30 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Air pollution 27 Desertification 27 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 19 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Micro-organisms 15 Input of excess energy 14 Temperature 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Ground water pollution 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.