World Heritage in Danger in Arab States

21 of the 104 properties in Arab States are on the Danger List; the earliest listing still in force dates from 2003.

Cultural 21

Site	Country	In danger since	Year	Type	Criteria
Assur	Iraq	2003	2003	Cultural	iii iv
Samarra	Iraq	2007	2007	Cultural	ii iii iv
Ancient City of Aleppo	Syria	2013	1986	Cultural	iii iv
Ancient City of Bosra	Syria	2013	1980	Cultural	i iii vi
Ancient City of Damascus	Syria	2013	1979	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din	Syria	2013	2006	Cultural	ii iv
Dead Cities	Syria	2013	2011	Cultural	iii iv v
Palmyra	Syria	2013	1980	Cultural	i ii iv
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir	Palestine	2014	2014	Cultural	iv v
Shibam	Yemen	2015	1982	Cultural	iii iv v
Archaeological Site of Sabratha	Libya	2016	1982	Cultural	iii
Cyrene	Libya	2016	1982	Cultural	ii iii vi
Leptis Magna	Libya	2016	1982	Cultural	i ii iii
Tadrart Acacus	Libya	2016	1985	Cultural	iii
Old City of Hebron	Palestine	2017	2017	Cultural	ii iv vi
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba	Yemen	2023	2023	Cultural	iii iv
Rachid Karami International Fair	Lebanon	2023	2023	Cultural	ii iv
Tell Umm el-'Amr	Palestine	2024	2024	Cultural	ii iii vi
Mount Amel Castles	Lebanon	2026	2026	Cultural	ii iv
Sebastia	Palestine	2026	2026	Cultural	iii
Tyre	Lebanon	2026	1984	Cultural	iii vi

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.