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Loropéni

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Country
  
Burkina Faso

Official name
  
The Ruins of Loropéni

Criteria
  
iii

Local time
  
Monday 4:51 AM

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Type
  
Cultural

Designated
  
2009 (33rd session)

Loropéni

Weather
  
26°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity

Ruins of lorop ni unesco nhk


Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Gaoua. Nearby are the ancient 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.

Contents

Map of Loropeni, Burkina Faso

References

Loropéni Wikipedia