Which of the following African World Heritage Sites are designated as UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger?

Tipasa, Algeria

North Sinai Zone, Egypt

Abu Mena, Egypt

Leptis Magna, Libya

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As per a new study, around 56 heritage sites in Africa are vulnerable to extreme coastal events and erosion, according to a new study. They are at the risk of being damaged by these factors and the number of exposed sites may more than triple by 2050. These include the iconic ruins of Tipasa in Algeria and the North Sinai archaeological sites zone in Egypt.
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Since 2002, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
The North Sinai Archaeological Sites Zone is composed of a collection of important ancient sites between the Suez Canal and Gaza along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt.
Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site\'s importance in early Christianity. The site of Abu Mena was added to UNESCO\'s World Heritage in Danger list in 2001 due to the threat of rising local water tables.
Leptis Magna and other five sites in Libya were placed on UNESCO\'s List of World Heritage in Danger in 2016, due to ongoing conflict in the country.

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As per a new study, around 56 heritage sites in Africa are vulnerable to extreme coastal events and erosion, according to a new study. They are at the risk of being damaged by these factors and the number of exposed sites may more than triple by 2050. These include the iconic ruins of Tipasa in Algeria and the North Sinai archaeological sites zone in Egypt.
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Since 2002, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
The North Sinai Archaeological Sites Zone is composed of a collection of important ancient sites between the Suez Canal and Gaza along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt.
Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site\'s importance in early Christianity. The site of Abu Mena was added to UNESCO\'s World Heritage in Danger list in 2001 due to the threat of rising local water tables.
Leptis Magna and other five sites in Libya were placed on UNESCO\'s List of World Heritage in Danger in 2016, due to ongoing conflict in the country.

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