In Danger List

A WHS ‘In Danger’ is a site where the values for which it was inscribed on the List are under severe threat. The decision on which WHS to add to, retain or remove from the List of World Heritage in Danger is made yearly by the WHC.

Placement on the In Danger List is meant to encourage corrective action. It can be done because of specific and imminent crises such as earthquakes and war (‘Ascertained Danger’), or because of potential threats that can have deleterious effects (‘Potential Danger’).

Check the official website for more details on world heritage sites in danger.

In Danger List

Aachen Cathedral
Inscribed: 1978
3.73
431
19
Abu Mena
Inscribed: 1979
1.64
68
6
Air and Téneré
Inscribed: 1991
3.14
4
1
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
5
Damascus
Inscribed: 1979
3.87
104
5
Ancient villages of Northern Syria
Inscribed: 2011
3.09
37
2
Cyrene
Cyrene
Libya
Inscribed: 1982
3.00
18
1
Leptis Magna
Inscribed: 1982
3.91
40
2
Sabratha
Inscribed: 1982
3.43
35
3
Ashur
Ashur
Iraq
Inscribed: 2003
2.86
20
2
Belize Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1996
3.52
145
11
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Palestine
Inscribed: 2012
3.14
251
9
Potosi
Potosi
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1987
3.17
115
6
Coro and its Port
Inscribed: 1993
2.64
19
2
Crac des Chevaliers
Inscribed: 2006
3.75
87
4
East Rennell
East Rennell
Solomon Islands
Inscribed: 1998
3.14
2
3
Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Inscribed: 1980
2.66
84
6
Galapagos Islands
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1980
2
1
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Inscribed: 2017
3.13
75
5
Zabid
Zabid
Yemen
Inscribed: 1993
2.34
13
2
Kathmandu Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.83
217
9
Ancient Kingdom of Saba
Inscribed: 2023
2.73
5
1
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris
Central African Republic
Inscribed: 1988
0
2
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Inscribed: 2004
3.12
157
11
Mount Nimba
Mount Nimba
Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea
Inscribed: 1981
2.77
7
1
Kotor
Kotor
Montenegro
Inscribed: 1979
3.82
404
12
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Inscribed: 1981
2.16
24
2
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1996
2
0
Djenné
Inscribed: 1988
3.66
41
2
Battir
Battir
Palestine
Inscribed: 2014
1.38
71
5
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
Inscribed: 2023
2.07
17
3
Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Inscribed: 2007
3.49
50
3
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
Inscribed: 1982
3.14
8
4
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Inscribed: 1985
2.72
42
2
Tell Umm Amer
Tell Umm Amer
Palestine
Inscribed: 2024
0
0
Salonga National Park
Salonga National Park
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1984
0
0
Selous Game Reserve
Inscribed: 1982
3.50
31
4
Tomb of Askia
Inscribed: 2004
2.22
9
1
Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
58
7
Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1979
3.99
16
2
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
4.48
294
12