Slonta

Slonta اسلنطة Suluntah
Town
Slonta Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°35′25″N 21°42′57″E / 32.59028°N 21.71583°E / 32.59028; 21.71583Coordinates: 32°35′25″N 21°42′57″E / 32.59028°N 21.71583°E / 32.59028; 21.71583
Country	Libya
Region	Cyrenaica
District	Jabal al Akhdar
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	2,674
Time zone	UTC +2

Slonta or Suluntah (Arabic: اسلنطة‎‎) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the city of Bayda.^[2] It is noted for its ruins of a pre-Greek temple,^[2] that used to be in a cave which has since collapsed.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 120.
2. 1 2 Ham, Anthony (2007) "Slonta" Libya (second edition) Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 140, ISBN 978-1-74059-493-6
3. ↑ Gregory, Joel W (1916) "Cyrenaica" The Geographical Journal 47:(5) pp. 321–342, pages 332–333

External links

• "Slonta" at Livius:Articles on Ancient History
• "Slonta Map — Satellite Images of Slonta" Maplandia World Gazetteer

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