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Ruins of Loropéni

Cultural World Heritage property in Burkina Faso, inscribed in 2009 under criterion (iii).

Ruins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso
Photo: Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Burkina Faso
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2009
Criteria
iii
Location
Loropéni
What it is
archaeological site
Founded or built
1400
Reference
WHC 1225 · Wikidata Q1269931

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire130 kmComoé National ParkCôte d'Ivoire · 1983Natural255 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso297 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024CulturalSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire312 kmSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire · 2021CulturalOld Towns of Djenné, Mali414 kmOld Towns of DjennéMali · 1988CulturalBandiagara Escarpment, Mali457 kmBandiagara EscarpmentMali · 1989Mixed
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