Slonta

Slonta
اسلنطة
Suluntah
—  Town  —
Slonta
Location in Libya
Coordinates:
Country  Libya
District Jabal al Akhdar
Time zone UTC +2

Slonta or Suluntah (Arabic: اسلنطة‎) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the city of Bayda.[1] It is noted for its ruins of a pre-Greek temple,[1] that used to be in a cave which has since collapsed.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ham, Anthony (2007) "Slonta" Libya (second edition) Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 140, ISBN 978-1-74059-493-6
  2. ^ Gregory, Joel W (1916) "Cyrenaica" The Geographical Journal 47:(5) pp. 321–342, pages 332–333

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