Ruins of Loropéni
The ruins of 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.
- Archaeological site
- Description: ancient heritage site in Burkina Faso
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loropéni.
Loropéni
Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about 40 kilometres west of Gaoua.
4 km east of Ruins of Loropéni
Ruins of Loropéni
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Latitude
10.31019° or 10° 18′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.563° or 3° 33′ 47″ west
Open location code
7C2R8C6P+3Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Ruins of Loropéni” goes by many names.
Loropeni xarabalıqlarıAzerbaijani
Руини на ЛоропениBulgarian
Ruïnes de LoropéniCatalan
Loropéni-ruinerneDanish
Ruins of LoropéniFanti
Ruínas de LoropéniGalician
Rushewar LoropéniHausa
הריסות לורופניHebrew
חורבות לורופניHebrew
Rovine di LoropéniItalian
ロロペニの遺跡群Japanese
ロロペニ遺跡Japanese
LoropéniKotava
Loropenio griuvėsiaiLithuanian
Fdalijiet ta‘ LoropéniMaltese
Ruins of LoropéniMossi
Loropéni-ruineneNorwegian
Loropéni-ruineneNorwegian Bokmål
ویرانههای لوروپنیPersian
Руины ЛоропениRussian
LoropéniSwedish
Ruinerna av LoropéniSwedish
Loropèni HarabeleriTurkish
Phế tích LoropéniVietnamese
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