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Just north of the Burkinabe border lie the ruins of Loropéni, a fortified medieval settlement (c 1000CE), part of a landscape that extends into Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Similar sites have been reported in Côte d'Ivoire, but there are currently numerous issues facing Ivorian archaeology.

UNESCO World: Ruins of Loropéni

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 enclos...
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Remains of a house in Loropeni

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The ruined sites of Loropeni, Obire, Karankasso, and Lakar on the border region of Ghana/Burkina-Faso, which are dated to the early 2nd millennium CE, feature multiple types of rectilinear stone structures and walls, but contain little Islamic material.
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The ruined sites of Loropeni, Obire, Karankasso, and Lakar on the border region of Ghana/Burkina-Faso, which are dated to the early 2nd millennium CE, feature multiple types of rectilinear stone structures and walls, but contain little Islamic material.
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À DÉCOUVRIR : La cité oubliée de Loropéni (Sud-Ouest du Burkina Faso) une vidéo @CNRSImages

à découvrir : le projet Lobi-Or-Fort dirigé par Rodrigue Guillon (ArScAn) au Burkina Faso

Loropeni ruins, Burkina Faso.

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Hace siglos surgieron en los bosques del suroeste de Burkina Faso varias fortalezas de construcción inusual para estas latitudes. Muy probablemente construidas para proteger el oro que luego viajaba al norte, Loropeni es la mejor conservada de todas

Ruins of Loropéni (Burkina Faso)

## 부르키나파소 숨겨진 보물: 초고화질 극사실주의 여행 사진 제작 상세 가이드

## 부르키나파소 숨겨진 보물: 초고화질 극사실주의 여행 사진 제작 상세 가이드 (현재 출시된 이미지생성ai 데이터 부족으로 완벽한 이미지고증이 불가능할수있으니 양해부탁드립니다) **목차** 1. 탕그렐라 호수(Lake Tengrela) 새벽 풍경 2. 바줄레(Bazoule) 신성한 악어 떼 3. 카르피겔라 폭포(Cascades de Karfiguéla)의 위용 4. 로로페니 유적(Ruins of Loropéni)의 황금빛 향연 5. 보보-디울라소…

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West Africa between Rome and medieval Mali: the pre-Islamic sites of Loropeni, Kissi, and Oursi in Burkina Faso.
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Much larger elite monuments with orthogonal layouts have also been discovered in the 'Lobi ruins'.
They include hundreds of walled settlements, such as Loropeni, with walls and houses built with laterite stone and earth, dated to 1040-1420CE
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This is best exemplified by the discoveries of pre-Islamic sites in Burkina Faso at; Loropeni, Oursi, and Kissi, which were occupied from the start of the common era to the mid-second millennium.
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Ruins of a rectilinear structure at Loropeni, southern Burkina Faso, part of the Lobi ruins that are shared with Ghana

The remains of rectangular houses were discovered at multiple sites of the Kitampo neolithic culture (ca. 1900-1200BC) in northern Ghana
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ICYMI

West Africa between Rome and medieval Mali: the pre-Islamic sites of Loropeni, Kissi, and Oursi in Burkina Faso.
www.patreon.com/posts/west-a...

Much larger elite monuments with orthogonal layouts have also been discovered in the 'Lobi ruins'.
They include hundreds of walled settlements, such as Loropeni, with walls and houses built with laterite stone and earth, dated to 1040-1420CE
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-complete...

These pre-Islamic sites of Loropeni, Oursi, and Kissi feature massive stone walls, a double-storey building complex, and an elite cemetery with grave goods imported from the Roman provinces of North Africa and Spain.

(and glass from Ife in Nigeria)
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The history of the pre-Islamic sites of Burkina Faso is the subject of my latest Patreon Article:

West Africa between Rome and medieval Mali: the pre-Islamic sites of Loropeni, Kissi, and Oursi in Burkina Faso.
www.patreon.com/posts/west-a...

This is best exemplified by the discoveries of pre-Islamic sites in Burkina Faso at; Loropeni, Oursi, and Kissi, which were occupied from the start of the common era to the mid-second millennium.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-pre-is...

-The enigmatic ruins of Loropeni (11th to 19th century)
-Conclusion: a window into the civilizations of pre-Islamic West Africa.

References:
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-A brief background on the recorded history of Burkina Faso: The Mossi kingdoms against medieval Mali and Songhay
-The elite necropolis of Kissi and its Roman connections. (300BC-1200CE)
-The House-complex of Oursi in the 11th century.
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West Africa between Rome and medieval Mali: the pre-Islamic sites of Loropeni, Kissi, and Oursi in Burkina Faso.

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Thank you!! I had never heard of Loropeni.