| Loropéni | |||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Sud-Ouest | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Poni | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Department | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Loropéni | ||||||||||
| Timezone: | GMT | ||||||||||
| Utc Offset: | +0 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 10.3°N -35°W | ||||||||||
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Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about west of Gaoua. Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of Loropéni, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. These ruins of a fortress, which date back at least a thousand years, are the country's first World Heritage Site.[1]