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Ancient City of Damascus (2019)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2018)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Damascus (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Other Threats: fire
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient City of Nessebar (2023)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2021)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2019)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient City of Nessebar (2017)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2023)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2021)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (2018)
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2023)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2021)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems Major infrastructure and development projects Uncontrolled urban development
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2019)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Natural decay and structural problems
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (2017)
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Deliberate destruction of heritage Flooding Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Adverse effects of bird and bat droppings across the property
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2024)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2023)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Military training Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2021)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2019)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2018)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2017)
States Parties: Syrian Arab Republic
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Quarrying War
Danger List:  Yes
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 787 Housing 388 Illegal activities 263 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 253 Ground transport infrastructure 224 Legal framework 213 Land conversion 180 Management activities 164 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 139 Mining 135 War 130 Human resources 129 Water infrastructure 118 Financial resources 118 Governance 103 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 97 Interpretative and visitation facilities 89 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 86 Civil unrest 83 Water (rain/water table) 76 Deliberate destruction of heritage 73 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 72 Commercial development 68 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 64 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 50 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Solid waste 48 Oil and gas 48 Surface water pollution 47 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 47 Forestry /wood production 45 Other climate change impacts 45 Flooding 43 Underground transport infrastructure 38 Major linear utilities 36 Fire (widlfires) 36 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 35 Society's valuing of heritage 32 Renewable energy facilities 28 Crop production 28 Air transport infrastructure 26 Storms 26 Commercial hunting 25 Earthquake 25 Water (extraction) 24 Quarrying 21 Air pollution 18 Non-renewable energy facilities 17 Invasive / alien freshwater species 17 High impact research / monitoring activities 17 Localised utilities 16 Changes to oceanic waters 15 Industrial areas 14 Relative humidity 14 Desertification 14 Wind 13 Ground water pollution 12 Drought 12 Subsistence hunting 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 8 Input of excess energy 7 Military training 7 Pollution of marine waters 6 Translocated species 5 Aquaculture 4 Pests 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Temperature change 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Terrorism 2

* : 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.