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Gharyan

Gharyan is located in Nafousa Mountain, about 100
km south of the capital Tripoli, and just before
Yefren. Its famous troglodyte caves are a major
attraction for tourists.
The root
"Ghar", in the name Gharyan, means "cave".
The caves were dug vertically down into the rocky
ground, apparently to protect from the weather and also
are well hidden and almost invisible from the outside. |
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A troglodyte cave with several rooms opening into an open courtyard.
One house is accessed by descending down a tunneled passageway leading to
a large circular pit. Caves dug in the rocks act as rooms which surround
the communal pit.
Traditional interior decorations.

The entrance to a troglodyte cave.
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