Ghariyan

Ghariyan stands on the heights of the Nafusa Mountains south of Tripoli. Its slopes contain houses excavated into the soft rock, some arranged around deep open courtyards with rooms cut into their sides. The underground dwellings offer shelter from the heat and cold of the mountain climate. Ghariyan also lies on routes crossing the heights towards Fezzan, connecting the Mediterranean plain with the oasis country of the Sahara.