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Royal Court of Tiébélé

Cultural World Heritage property in Burkina Faso, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (iii), (vi).

Royal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso
Photo: Alexander Leisser · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Burkina Faso
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
iiivi
Location
Tiébélé Department
What it is
architectural ensemble
Reference
WHC 1713 · Wikidata Q65684910

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Koutammakou, Togo247 kmKoutammakouTogo · 2004CulturalRuins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso297 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009Cultural307 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalW-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin358 kmW-Arly-Pendjari ComplexBenin · 1996NaturalComoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire375 kmComoé National ParkCôte d'Ivoire · 1983NaturalBandiagara Escarpment, Mali450 kmBandiagara EscarpmentMali · 1989Mixed
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