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 283 Housing 223 War 134 Management activities 129 Deliberate destruction of heritage 85 Land conversion 82 Illegal activities 69 Human resources 56 Water (rain/water table) 54 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 54 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 51 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 50 Flooding 49 Legal framework 49 Ground transport infrastructure 44 Financial resources 37 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 33 Interpretative and visitation facilities 32 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 31 Governance 29 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Water infrastructure 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Desertification 18 Quarrying 17 Civil unrest 17 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Relative humidity 14 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Crop production 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Localised utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Wind 10 Commercial development 9 Major linear utilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Fire (widlfires) 5 Solid waste 4 Earthquake 4 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Ground water pollution 1 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 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.