The sanctuary of Slonta in Libya

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Slontha Temple is a small, ancient, Libyan temple dating to the period before the Greek occupation; the Berber period. The temple is located in the village of Aslanta Lasamisis, about 24 km south of al-Bayda. In an area rich in caves, most of which are facing south, the Slontha structure incorporates a local architecture unique to the area, consisting of a low semicircular entrance, with cylindrical columns in the middle of the cave. The temple is rich in carvings of human faces, unusual human figures and animals, disembodied heads, and slender bodies engraved directly onto the rocks.