Ruins of Loropéni

The ruins of Loropéni are a medieval heritage site near the town of in southern . They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient heritage site in Burkina Faso
  • Also known as: “Ruins of Loropeni”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loropéni.

Town
Photo: RikSchuiling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a market town in southern , lying about 40 kilometres west of . Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of , added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. is situated 4 km east of Ruins of Loropéni.

Ruins of Loropéni

Latitude
10.31019° or 10° 18′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.563° or 3° 33′ 47″ west
Open location code
7C2R8C6P+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83179261
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1269931
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Ruins of Loropéni” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Loropeni xarabalıqları”
  • Bulgarian: “Руини на Лоропени”
  • Catalan: “Ruïnes de Loropéni”
  • Danish: “Loropéni-ruinerne”
  • Fanti: “Ruins of Loropéni”
  • French: “Ruines de Loropéni”
  • German: “Ruinen von Loropéni”
  • Hausa: “Rushewar Loropéni”
  • Hebrew: “הריסות לורופני”
  • Hebrew: “חורבות לורופני”
  • Italian: “Rovine di Loropéni”
  • Japanese: “ロロペニの遺跡群”
  • Japanese: “ロロペニ遺跡”
  • Kotava: “Loropéni”
  • Lithuanian: “Loropenio griuvėsiai”
  • Maltese: “Fdalijiet ta‘ Loropéni”
  • Maltese: “Fdalijiet ta’ Loropéni”
  • Mossi: “Ruins of Loropéni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Loropéni-ruinene”
  • Norwegian: “Loropéni-ruinene”
  • Persian: “ویرانه‌های لوروپنی”
  • Russian: “Руины Лоропени”
  • Swedish: “Loropéni”
  • Swedish: “Ruinerna av Loropéni”
  • Turkish: “Loropèni Harabeleri”
  • Vietnamese: “Phế tích Loropéni”

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