<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Th> Area ha (acre) </Th> <Th> Year (WHS) </Th> <Th> Endangered </Th> <Th> Reason </Th> <Th> Refs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abu Mena </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egy Abusir, Egypt 30 ° 50 ′ 30" N 29 ° 39 ′ 50" E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.84167 ° N 29.66389 ° E ﻿ / 30.84167; 29.66389 ﻿ (Abu Mena) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv) </Td> <Td> 7006182000000000000 ♠ 182 (450) </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 2001--</Td> <Td> Cave - ins in the area caused by the clay at the surface, which becomes semi-liquid when met with "excess water" </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Niger1 Arlit Department, Niger 18 ° 17 ′ N 8 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.283 ° N 8.000 ° E ﻿ / 18.283; 8.000 ﻿ (Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7010773600000000000 ♠ 7,736,000 (19,120,000) </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> 1992--</Td> <Td> Military conflict and civil disturbance in the region as well as a reduction of wildlife population and degradation of the vegetation cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ancient City of Aleppo </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Aleppo Governorate, Syria 36 ° 14 ′ N 37 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 36.233 ° N 37.167 ° E ﻿ / 36.233; 37.167 ﻿ (Ancient City of Aleppo) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii) (iv) </Td> <Td> 7006350000000000000 ♠ 350 (860) </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, currently held by the government . Bombings continue threatening the site . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ancient City of Bosra </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daraa Governorate, Syria 32 ° 31 ′ 5" N 36 ° 28 ′ 54" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.51806 ° N 36.48167 ° E ﻿ / 32.51806; 36.48167 ﻿ (Ancient City of Bosra) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i) (iii) (vi) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, held by the government . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ancient City of Damascus </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Damascus Governorate, Syria 33 ° 30 ′ 41" N 36 ° 18 ′ 23" E ﻿ / ﻿ 33.51139 ° N 36.30639 ° E ﻿ / 33.51139; 36.30639 ﻿ (Ancient City of Damascus) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (vi) </Td> <Td> 7005860000000000000 ♠ 86 (210) </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, rebel gunfire and mortar shelling, mainly from adjacent Jobar suburb endangers foundations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ancient Villages of Northern Syria </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Syria 36 ° 20 ′ 3" N 36 ° 50 ′ 39" E ﻿ / ﻿ 36.33417 ° N 36.84417 ° E ﻿ / 36.33417; 36.84417 ﻿ (Ancient Villages of Northern Syria) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii) (iv) (v) </Td> <Td> 7008122900000000000 ♠ 12,290 (30,400) </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, some held by rebels . Reports of looting and demolitions by Islamist groups . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeological Site of Cyrene </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lib Jebel Akhdar, Libya 32 ° 49 ′ 30" N 21 ° 51 ′ 30" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.82500 ° N 21.85833 ° E ﻿ / 32.82500; 21.85833 ﻿ (Archaeological Site of Cyrene) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Libyan Civil War, presence of armed groups, already incurred and potential further damage . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lib Khoms, Libya 32 ° 38 ′ 18" N 14 ° 17 ′ 35" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.63833 ° N 14.29306 ° E ﻿ / 32.63833; 14.29306 ﻿ (Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Libyan Civil War, presence of armed groups, already incurred and potential further damage . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeological Site of Sabratha </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lib Sabratha, Libya 32 ° 48 ′ 19" N 12 ° 29 ′ 6" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.80528 ° N 12.48500 ° E ﻿ / 32.80528; 12.48500 ﻿ (Archaeological Site of Sabratha) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Libyan Civil War, presence of armed groups, already incurred and potential further damage . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iraq Salah ad Din, Iraq 35 ° 27 ′ 24" N 43 ° 15 ′ 45" E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.45667 ° N 43.26250 ° E ﻿ / 35.45667; 43.26250 ﻿ (Ashur) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7005700000000000000 ♠ 70 (170) </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 2003--</Td> <Td> A planned reservoir that would have partially flooded the site was suspended in the wake of the Iraq War by the new administration; lack of adequate protection . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chan Chan Archaeological Zone </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Per La Libertad, Peru 8 ° 6 ′ 40" S 79 ° 4 ′ 30" W ﻿ / ﻿ 8.11111 ° S 79.07500 ° W ﻿ / - 8.11111; - 79.07500 ﻿ (Chan Chan Archaeological Zone) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (iii) </Td> <Td> 7006600000000000000 ♠ 600 (1,500) </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 1986--</Td> <Td> Natural erosion </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pal Bethlehem, Palestine 31 ° 42 ′ 16" N 35 ° 12 ′ 27" E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.70444 ° N 35.20750 ° E ﻿ / 31.70444; 35.20750 ﻿ (Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7004298000000000000 ♠ 2.98 (7.4) </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 2012--</Td> <Td> Damage due to water leaks; however current restoration work is taking place to save the site . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City of Potosí </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Potosí, Bolivia <P> 19 ° 35 ′ 1" S 65 ° 45 ′ 11" W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.58361 ° S 65.75306 ° W ﻿ / - 19.58361; - 65.75306 </P> </Td> <Td> Cultural: <P> (ii), (iv), (vi) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2014--</Td> <Td> Continued mining has left the mountain porous and unstable, causing portions of the summit to collapse, also the target of future mining by the Bolivian Mining Corp . Recommendations to preserve the site have not been followed through . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coro and its Port </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ven Falcón, Venezuela 11 ° 25 ′ N 69 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 11.417 ° N 69.667 ° W ﻿ / 11.417; - 69.667 ﻿ (Coro and its Port) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv), (v) </Td> <Td> 7006107000000000000 ♠ 107 (260) </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> 2005--</Td> <Td> Damage to a great number of structures due to heavy rain between November 2004 and February 2005 as well as the construction of a new monument, a beach walkway and an entrance gate to the city in the buffer zone which could have considerable impact on the value of the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El - Din </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Homs and Latakia Governorates, Syria 34 ° 46 ′ 54" N 36 ° 15 ′ 47" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.78167 ° N 36.26306 ° E ﻿ / 34.78167; 36.26306 ﻿ (Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El - Din) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii) (iv) </Td> <Td> 7004900000000000000 ♠ 9 (22) </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, once held by Al - Nusra Front and other Islamist groups, reclaimed by Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah fighters . Reports of damages and looting caused by Islamist groups was released by the government . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Afg Bamyan, Afghanistan 34 ° 49 ′ 55" N 67 ° 49 ′ 36" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.83194 ° N 67.82667 ° E ﻿ / 34.83194; 67.82667 ﻿ (Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7006159000000000000 ♠ 159 (390) </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 2003--</Td> <Td> Fragile conservation state due to abandonment, military action and dynamite explosions; causing dangers such as risk of collapse of Buddha niches, further deterioration of cave murals, looting and illicit excavations . Destruction during the rule of Taliban due to their teachings that the statues are abominations to Islam . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> East Rennell </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Solomon Island Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands 11 ° 40 ′ 59" S 160 ° 10 ′ 59" E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.68306 ° S 160.18306 ° E ﻿ / - 11.68306; 160.18306 ﻿ (East Rennell) </Td> <Td> Natural: (ix) </Td> <Td> 7008370000000000000 ♠ 37,000 (91,000) </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Damage to the site due to logging and its effect on the local ecoystem </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Everglades National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States Florida, United States 25 ° 19 ′ N 80 ° 56 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.317 ° N 80.933 ° W ﻿ / 25.317; - 80.933 ﻿ (Everglades National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (viii), (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7009592920000000000 ♠ 592,920 (1,465,100) </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 1993--2007, 2010--</Td> <Td> Damage due to Hurricane Andrew and deterioration of water flow and quality due to agricultural and urban development (1993); continued degradation of the site resulting in a loss of marine habitat and decline in marine species (2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo - San Lorenzo </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pan Colón Province, Panama 9 ° 33 ′ 14" N 79 ° 39 ′ 21" W ﻿ / ﻿ 9.55389 ° N 79.65583 ° W ﻿ / 9.55389; - 79.65583 ﻿ (Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo - San Lorenzo) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (iv) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 2012--</Td> <Td> Environmental factors, lack of maintenance and urban development </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Garamba National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dem Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 ° 0 ′ N 29 ° 15 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.000 ° N 29.250 ° E ﻿ / 4.000; 29.250 ﻿ (Garamba National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (x) </Td> <Td> 7009500000000000000 ♠ 500,000 (1,200,000) </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 1984--1992, 1996--</Td> <Td> Reduction of Northern White Rhinoceros population (1984); poaching of two white rhinos, killing of three rangers and no plan for corrective measures by the authorities (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hatra </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Irq Nineveh Governorate, Iraq 35 ° 35 ′ 17" N 42 ° 43 ′ 6" E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.58806 ° N 42.71833 ° E ﻿ / 35.58806; 42.71833 ﻿ (Hatra) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7006324000000000000 ♠ 324 (800) </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 2015--</Td> <Td> Damage inflicted to the property by armed groups </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hebron / Al - Khalil Old Town </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pal Hebron Governorate, Palestine 31 ° 31 ′ 27" N 35 ° 6 ′ 32" E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.52417 ° N 35.10889 ° E ﻿ / 31.52417; 35.10889 ﻿ (Hebron / Al - Khalil Old Town) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7005206000000000000 ♠ 20.6 (51) </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 2017--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Uzb Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan 39 ° 3 ′ 0" N 66 ° 50 ′ 0" E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.05000 ° N 66.83333 ° E ﻿ / 39.05000; 66.83333 ﻿ (Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7006240000000000000 ♠ 240 (590) </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Destruction of buildings in its medieval neighbourhoods and continuing urban development . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Historic Centre of Vienna </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Aut Vienna, Austria 48 ° 12 ′ N 16 ° 22 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.200 ° N 16.367 ° E ﻿ / 48.200; 16.367 ﻿ (Vienna) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii) (iv) (vi) </Td> <Td> 7006371000000000000 ♠ 371 (920) </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 2017--</Td> <Td> New high - rise projects </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Historic Town of Zabīd </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yem Al Hudaydah, Yemen 14 ° 12 ′ N 43 ° 19 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.200 ° N 43.317 ° E ﻿ / 14.200; 43.317 ﻿ (Historic Town of Zabīd) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> 2000--</Td> <Td> Deteriorating state of historic buildings, inscribed on request of the State Party </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chil Tarapacá, Chile 20 ° 12 ′ 30" S 69 ° 47 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.20833 ° S 69.79444 ° W ﻿ / - 20.20833; - 69.79444 ﻿ (Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 2005--</Td> <Td> Fragile nature of structures due to lack of maintenance for 40 years; also damage, vandalism and some dismantling; looting </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kahuzi - Biega National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dem South Kivu and Maniema, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 ° 30 ′ S 28 ° 45 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 2.500 ° S 28.750 ° E ﻿ / - 2.500; 28.750 ﻿ (Kahuzi - Biega National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (x) </Td> <Td> 7009600000000000000 ♠ 600,000 (1,500,000) </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 1997--</Td> <Td> Deforestation, hunting as well as war and civil strife </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lake Turkana National Parks </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ken Kenya 3 ° 3 ′ 8" N 36 ° 30 ′ 13" E ﻿ / ﻿ 3.05222 ° N 36.50361 ° E ﻿ / 3.05222; 36.50361 ﻿ (Lake Turkana National Parks) </Td> <Td> Natural: (viii) (x) </Td> <Td> 7009161485000000000 ♠ 161,485 (399,040) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018--</Td> <Td> Impact of Ethiopia's Gilgel Gibe III Dam on the lake's flow and ecosystem </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Liverpool--Maritime Mercantile City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> United Kingdom Liverpool England, United Kingdom 53 ° 24 ′ 24" N 2 ° 50 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.40667 ° N 2.84444 ° W ﻿ / 53.40667; - 2.84444 ﻿ (Liverpool--Maritime Mercantile City) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7006136000000000000 ♠ 136 (340) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2012--</Td> <Td> Due to the proposed redevelopment of historic docklands known as Liverpool Waters </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manovo - Gounda St Floris National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cen Bamingui - Bangoran, Central African Republic 9 ° 0 ′ N 21 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.000 ° N 21.500 ° E ﻿ / 9.000; 21.500 ﻿ (Manovo - Gounda St Floris National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7010174000000000000 ♠ 1,740,000 (4,300,000) </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> 1997--</Td> <Td> Illegal grazing and poaching, deteriorating security situation </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Afg Ghōr, Afghanistan 34 ° 23 ′ 48" N 64 ° 30 ′ 58" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.39667 ° N 64.51611 ° E ﻿ / 34.39667; 64.51611 ﻿ (Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7005700000000000000 ♠ 70 (170) </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2002--</Td> <Td> Lack of legal protection, lack of protection measure or management plan, poor condition of the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Medieval Monuments in Kosovo </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kosovo 42 ° 39 ′ 40" N 20 ° 15 ′ 56" E ﻿ / ﻿ 42.66111 ° N 20.26556 ° E ﻿ / 42.66111; 20.26556 ﻿ (Medieval Monuments in Kosovo) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7004288000000000000 ♠ 2.88 (7.1) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006--</Td> <Td> Lack of legal protection and management; political instability and security </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cot Lola Prefecture, Côte d'Ivoire * Guinea * 7 ° 36 ′ N 8 ° 23 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 7.600 ° N 8.383 ° W ﻿ / 7.600; - 8.383 ﻿ (Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve) </Td> <Td> Natural: (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7008180000000000000 ♠ 18,000 (44,000) </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> 1992--</Td> <Td> Iron ore mining concession on part of the World Heritage Site and influx of large number of refugees on the Guinean part of the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Micronesia Temwen Island, Micronesia 6 ° 50 ′ 23" N 158 ° 19 ′ 51" E ﻿ / ﻿ 6.83972 ° N 158.33083 ° E ﻿ / 6.83972; 158.33083 ﻿ (Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7005767000000000000 ♠ 76.7 (190) </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Continuing siltation of waterways contributing to overgrowth and undermining existing structures . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Niokolo - Koba National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sen Tambacounda Region and Kédougou Region, Senegal 13 ° 0 ′ N 12 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.000 ° N 12.667 ° W ﻿ / 13.000; - 12.667 ﻿ (Niokolo - Koba National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (x) </Td> <Td> 7009913000000000000 ♠ 913,000 (2,260,000) </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> 2007--</Td> <Td> Degradation of property, low mammal population, management problems and impact of a proposed dam on the Gambia River </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Okapi Wildlife Reserve </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dem Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 ° 0 ′ N 28 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 2.000 ° N 28.500 ° E ﻿ / 2.000; 28.500 ﻿ (Okapi Wildlife Reserve) </Td> <Td> Natural: (x) </Td> <Td> 7010137262500000000 ♠ 1,372,625 (3,391,830) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1997--</Td> <Td> Looting of park facilities and killing of elephants as a result of an armed conflict in the area </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jer Jerusalem District (no nation named by UNESCO) 31 ° 46 ′ 36" N 35 ° 14 ′ 3" E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.77667 ° N 35.23417 ° E ﻿ / 31.77667; 35.23417 ﻿ (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> 1982--</Td> <Td> Uncontrolled urban development, general deterioration of the state of conservation due to tourism and lack of maintenance . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old City of Sana'a </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yem Sana'a Governorate, Yemen 15 ° 21 ′ 20" N 44 ° 12 ′ 29" E ﻿ / ﻿ 15.35556 ° N 44.20806 ° E ﻿ / 15.35556; 44.20806 ﻿ (Sana'a) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv), (v), (vi) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2015--</Td> <Td> Yemeni Civil War </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old Town of Ghadamès </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lib Ghadames, Libya 30 ° 08 ′ 00" N 9 ° 30 ′ 00" E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.13333 ° N 9.50000 ° E ﻿ / 30.13333; 9.50000 ﻿ (Old Town of Ghadamès) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (v) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Libyan Civil War, presence of armed groups, already incurred and potential further damage . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old Towns of Djenné </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mal Djenné, Mali 13 ° 54 ′ 23" N 4 ° 33 ′ 18" W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.90639 ° N 4.55500 ° W ﻿ / 13.90639; - 4.55500 ﻿ (Old Towns of Djenné) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Regional insecurity, deteriorating state of the historic town, urbanization and erosion . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines--Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pal Battir, Palestine 31 ° 43 ′ 11" N 35 ° 7 ′ 50" E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.71972 ° N 35.13056 ° E ﻿ / 31.71972; 35.13056 ﻿ (Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines--Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv) (v) </Td> <Td> 7006349000000000000 ♠ 349 (860) </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014--</Td> <Td> The Israeli West Bank barrier "may isolate farmers from fields they have cultivated for centuries". </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old Walled City of Shibam </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yem Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen 15 ° 55 ′ 37" N 48 ° 37 ′ 36" E ﻿ / ﻿ 15.92694 ° N 48.62667 ° E ﻿ / 15.92694; 48.62667 ﻿ (Shibam) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii), (iv), (v) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2015--</Td> <Td> Potential threat from the armed conflict, compounding safeguarding and management problems already observed at the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rainforests of the Atsinanana </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mad Eastern Madagascar, Madagascar 14 ° 28 ′ S 49 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.467 ° S 49.700 ° E ﻿ / - 14.467; 49.700 ﻿ (Rainforests of the Atsinanana) </Td> <Td> Natural: (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7009479660000000000 ♠ 479,660 (1,185,300) </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 2010--</Td> <Td> Illegal logging and hunting of endangered lemurs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hon La Mosquitia, Honduras 15 ° 44 ′ 40" N 84 ° 40 ′ 30" W ﻿ / ﻿ 15.74444 ° N 84.67500 ° W ﻿ / 15.74444; - 84.67500 ﻿ (Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 1996--2007, 2011--</Td> <Td> Logging, fishing and land occupation; poaching and the reduced capacity of the state to manage the site; largely due to the deterioration of law and to the presence of drug traffickers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rock - Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lib Fezzan, Libya 24 ° 50 ′ N 10 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.833 ° N 10.333 ° E ﻿ / 24.833; 10.333 ﻿ (Rock - Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iii) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 2016--</Td> <Td> Libyan Civil War, presence of armed groups, already incurred and potential further damage . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Salonga National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dem Équateur and Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 ° S 21 ° E ﻿ / ﻿ 2 ° S 21 ° E ﻿ / - 2; 21 ﻿ (Salonga National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (ix) </Td> <Td> 7010360000000000000 ♠ 3,600,000 (8,900,000) </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> 1999--</Td> <Td> Breakdown of civil order </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Samarra Archaeological City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iraq Salah ad Din, Iraq 34 ° 12 ′ N 43 ° 52 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.200 ° N 43.867 ° E ﻿ / 34.200; 43.867 ﻿ (Samarra Archaeological City) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7008150580000000000 ♠ 15,058 (37,210) </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 2007--</Td> <Td> Security situation following the Iraq War and lack of state control for protection or management of the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selous Game Reserve </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Coast, Morogoro, Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma Regions, <P> Tanzania, </P> <P> 9 ° 0 ′ 0" S 37 ° 24 ′ 0" E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.00000 ° S 37.40000 ° E ﻿ / - 9.00000; 37.40000 </P> </Td> <Td> Natural: <P> (ix), (x) </P> </Td> <Td> 5,120,000 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2014--</Td> <Td> Exploration and extraction of minerals, large infrastructure projects </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Site of Palmyra </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Homs Governorate, Syria 34 ° 33 ′ 15" N 38 ° 16 ′ 0" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.55417 ° N 38.26667 ° E ﻿ / 34.55417; 38.26667 ﻿ (Site of Palmyra) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i) (ii) (iv) </Td> <Td> 7003360000000000000 ♠ 0.36 (0.89) </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 2013--</Td> <Td> Syrian Civil War, captured by the notoriously iconoclastic Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS). </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Timbuktu </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mal Timbuktu, Timbuktu Region, Mali 16 ° 46 ′ 24" N 2 ° 59 ′ 58" W ﻿ / ﻿ 16.77333 ° N 2.99944 ° W ﻿ / 16.77333; - 2.99944 ﻿ (Timbuktu) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> 2012--</Td> <Td> Threat of destruction by the Islamist groups like Al - Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb, Ansar Dine and Boko Haram . Some monuments are now pillaged and destroyed . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tomb of Askia </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mal Gao, Gao Region, Mali 16 ° 17 ′ 23" N 0 ° 02 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 16.28972 ° N 0.04444 ° W ﻿ / 16.28972; - 0.04444 ﻿ (Tomb of Askia) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) </Td> <Td> 7004424000000000000 ♠ 4.24 (10.5) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2012--</Td> <Td> Damaged by Islamist groups like Al - Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine . Reported destroyed by Ansar Dine when they captured Timbuktu . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Uganda Kampala District, Uganda 0 ° 19 ′ 45" N 32 ° 33 ′ 12" E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.32917 ° N 32.55333 ° E ﻿ / 0.32917; 32.55333 ﻿ (Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv), (vi) </Td> <Td> 7005270000000000000 ♠ 27 (67) </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 2010--</Td> <Td> Destruction of the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, the main building of the site, by fire in March 2010 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indonesia Sumatra, Indonesia 02 ° 30 ′ S 101 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 2.500 ° S 101.500 ° E ﻿ / - 2.500; 101.500 ﻿ (Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7010259512400000000 ♠ 2,595,124 (6,412,690) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2011--</Td> <Td> Poaching, illegal logging, agricultural encroachment, and plans to build roads through the site </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Virunga National Park </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dem North Kivu and Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 ° 55 ′ N 29 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.917 ° N 29.167 ° E ﻿ / 0.917; 29.167 ﻿ (Virunga National Park) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (viii), (x) </Td> <Td> 7009800000000000000 ♠ 800,000 (2,000,000) </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 1994--</Td> <Td> Deforestation and poaching as a result of the influx of refugees due to the Rwandan Civil War </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Th> Area ha (acre) </Th> <Th> Year (WHS) </Th> <Th> Endangered </Th> <Th> Reason </Th> <Th> Refs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abu Mena </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egy Abusir, Egypt 30 ° 50 ′ 30" N 29 ° 39 ′ 50" E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.84167 ° N 29.66389 ° E ﻿ / 30.84167; 29.66389 ﻿ (Abu Mena) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (iv) </Td> <Td> 7006182000000000000 ♠ 182 (450) </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 2001--</Td> <Td> Cave - ins in the area caused by the clay at the surface, which becomes semi-liquid when met with "excess water" </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Niger1 Arlit Department, Niger 18 ° 17 ′ N 8 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.283 ° N 8.000 ° E ﻿ / 18.283; 8.000 ﻿ (Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves) </Td> <Td> Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7010773600000000000 ♠ 7,736,000 (19,120,000) </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> 1992--</Td> <Td> Military conflict and civil disturbance in the region as well as a reduction of wildlife population and degradation of the vegetation cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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