To help inspire or plan your trip to Burkina Faso, some of its major attractions
for travellers are shown below, including some of the best natural, historical, cultural and adventure sites in the country.
These include all of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for Burkina Faso which represent the best
of the world's cultural and natural heritage.
Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features
(click again to return to all).
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso
| Lobi Country and the Ruins of Loropéni | |
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Gaoua is located in the heart of Lobi country, a culturally distinct people with a distinctive architecture. Their fortified family compounds are built in the fields widely separated from their nearest neighbours. The Lobi are a fiercely independent and shy people who still adhere to many of their traditional customs. Nearby the ancient stone ruins of Loropéni are the best preserved ruins in the Lobi area and have recently been shown to be at least 1,000 years old. Much about the site is unknown but it is believed to have been occupied by the Lohron or Koulango peoples, who controlled the extraction and transformation of gold in the region when it reached its apogee from the 14th to the 17th century. UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Ruins of Loropéni | |