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State of Conservation

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Reports
19
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:1994close
Region: Arab Statesclose
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Deterioration of the stones
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Deterioration of the stones
States Parties: Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Year: 1982
Document Source: CLT-82/CONF.014/3,CLT-82/CONF.014/6
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Loss of historical authenticity
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Housing
Other Threats: Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5,WHC-93/CONF.002/5 Add.1
Threats*: Flooding
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Flooding
Other Threats: Poor maintenance
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Conservation of antiquities
States Parties: Jordan
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management activities Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Cracks in the surface of the vaults
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Localised utilities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Temperature Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: serious weathering of many stone blocks
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Algeria
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Earthquake
States Parties: Lebanon
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan

* : 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.