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# Ruins of Loropéni
Gaoua · Burkina Faso

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2009.

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Reference localityGaoua

Country / geographic scopeBurkina Faso

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates10.25002, -3.58334

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Ruins of Loropéni

Cultural · Inscription: 2009

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1225/)

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