Loropéni
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Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about west of Gaoua. Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of Loropéni, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. These ruins of a fortress, which date back at least a thousand years, are the country's first World Heritage Site.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Loropéni
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 2016.05-441-131ap wall Loropéni Ruins nr.Loropéni(Poni Prv.),BF sun15may2016-1106h.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Remains of defensive walls at the ruins of Loropéni, May 2016
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Burkina Faso
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sud-Ouest
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Poni
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Loropéni
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
- Ruins of Loropéni
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (iii)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1225rev
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 278.4
- Official website
- www.ruinesdeloropeni.gov.bf/html/identification.htm
- Image
- 2016.05-441-131ap wall Loropéni Ruins nr.Loropéni(Poni Prv.),BF sun15may2016-1106h.jpg
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