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لوروپینی

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Also known as Loropeni

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.

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Vinony's link graph records 22 inbound references to لوروپینی, and connects out to Burkina Faso, UNESCO and time zone.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Mining communities in Africa, Mining in Burkina Faso and Poni Province.

Vinony links it to 22 Wikipedia language editions.

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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
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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

Located in
Djôrô
Area
278.4
Image
2016.05-441-131ap wall Loropéni Ruins nr.Loropéni(Poni Prv.),BF sun15may2016-1106h.jpg
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Commons category
Loropéni
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