Monuments to visit Tarhouna

This oven producing amphorae where olive oil was conserved magnificently crossed the centuries since it is still completely intact. It is also an astonishing size (6 m in diameter) which shows the magnitude of the commerce and oil trade in the region in the Roman era. Under a first geological layer of limestone, the region's land was ideal for the baked pottery industry. A mosaic of mosaics of a Roman villa of the th century. . was discovered not far (not visible).

With its 15 ha, the forest of Charchara, 3 km north of Tarhouna (turn right at the crossroad in the forest), is the ideal place for a picnic under pine trees. Many Libyans come there and relax in the family on Fridays from the fine days.

This great th century mausoleum is the most impressive archaeological remnant in the Tarhouna region. This imposing monument testifies to the wealth of the Roman landowner who built it on his land. Only the first two floors are still on the ground, but the building has a third, whose stones and columns are scattered on the ground around the mausoleum. The two funeral houses are located in the basement behind a small entrance in the indentation of the building. The mausoleum is located on one of the slopes of the; (valley); valley, occupied by a few small farms, which has a source that is no longer permanent.