Al Athrun, Libya

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Al Athrun
Byzantine Church in Al Athrun
Al Athrun Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°52′N 22°16′E / 32.867, 22.267
Country	Libya
Municipality	Darnah

Al Athrun (also spelled Athrun, or Lathrun, or Latrun) is a small town in northern Libya about 40 kilometers east of Cyrene. Its name comes from Greek Erythron, or red, due to the color of the local soil. It hosts recently excavated Byzantine churchs adorned with white-blue marble from Proconnesus.

[edit] References

Walter Widrig: Two churches at Latrun in Cyrenaica; London, British School at Rome, 1978.

Coordinates: 32°52′N, 22°16′E