Burkina Faso · Africa

Ruins of Loropéni

The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best pre

CulturalInscribed 2009

Poster

Ruins of LoropéniThe 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best pre

The Story

The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold trade.