Ruins of Loropéni
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The Ruins of Loropéni are an ancient stone fortress complex in southwestern Burkina Faso, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their archaeological significance and testimony to the region’s precolonial trading civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruins of Loropéni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5795116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruins of Loropéni Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Africa, hasComponentSite, Ruins of Loropéni]
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Terrace of the Leper King
The Terrace of the Leper King is an intricately carved 12th-century sandstone platform in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its bas-reliefs of mythological figures and its association with royal cremation rituals.
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B.
Huaca Cao Viejo
Huaca Cao Viejo is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its polychrome reliefs and evidence of a powerful female ruler.
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C.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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D.
Huaca Prieta
Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
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E.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruins of Loropéni Target entity description: The Ruins of Loropéni are an ancient stone fortress complex in southwestern Burkina Faso, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their archaeological significance and testimony to the region’s precolonial trading civilizations.
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A.
Terrace of the Leper King
The Terrace of the Leper King is an intricately carved 12th-century sandstone platform in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its bas-reliefs of mythological figures and its association with royal cremation rituals.
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B.
Huaca Cao Viejo
Huaca Cao Viejo is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its polychrome reliefs and evidence of a powerful female ruler.
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C.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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D.
Huaca Prieta
Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
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E.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
fortified settlement ⓘ |
| area | 1.11 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gan people
NERFINISHED
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Lobi people NERFINISHED ⓘ precolonial trading civilizations ⓘ trans-Saharan gold trade ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 278.4 hectares ⓘ |
| category | cultural heritage ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | dry-stone masonry ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 14th–17th centuries ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyards
ⓘ
rectangular fortress ⓘ stone enclosure walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascades Region
NERFINISHED
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Loropéni Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Poni Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Loropéni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | circa 11th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national heritage site of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
archaeological significance
ⓘ
outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of complex precolonial societies in West Africa
ⓘ
testimony to power of Saharan gold trade ⓘ |
| stateParty | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria | cultural (iii) ⓘ |
| UNESCODangerListStatus | not inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionCity | Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionSession | 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSubregion | Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1225 ⓘ |
| wallHeight | up to 6 meters ⓘ |
| wallThickness | up to 2 meters ⓘ |
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Subject: Ruins of Loropéni Description of subject: The Ruins of Loropéni are an ancient stone fortress complex in southwestern Burkina Faso, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their archaeological significance and testimony to the region’s precolonial trading civilizations.
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