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Ruins of Loropéni
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ruins of Loropéni (French: Ruines de Loropéni) are a medieval heritage site near the town of Loropéni in southern Burkina Faso. They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. These ruins were the country's first World Heritage site. The site, which spans 1.113 hectares (2.75 acres), includes an array of stone walls that comprised a medieval fortress, the best preserved of ten in the area. They date back at least a thousand years. The settlement was occupied by the Lohron or Kulango people and prospered from the trans-Saharan gold trade, reaching its height between the 14th and 17th centuries. It was abandoned in the early 19th century.[1]
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![]() Remains of defensive walls, May 2016 | |
Location | Loropéni, Loropéni Department, Poni Province, Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
Reference | 1225rev |
Inscription | 2009 (33rd Session) |
Area | 1.113 ha (2.8 acres) |
Buffer zone | 2.784 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 10°18′37″N 3°33′46″W |
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