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Slonta اسلنطةSuluntah
Town
SlontaLocation in Libya
Coordinates: 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
• 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. It is noted for its ruins of a pre-Greek temple for the Berber people, that used to be in a cave which has since collapsed.

References

1. Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 120.
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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v t e District of Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
Capital	Bayda
Towns and villages	Al Gihad Al Hamamah Al Khadra Al Khuimat Ahqaf al Jabbarat Ahqaf al Ruzat Aqfanta Bil Hadid Jardas Jerrari Faydiya Haniya Safsaf Taban Mansura Marawa Massa Qandula Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtar Qirnada Shahhat Slonta Susa Zawiyat al ‘Urqub Qasr Libya Sayyid Abdulwaḥd Wardama

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• Populated places in Jabal al Akhdar