Bir al-Ghanam
Town in Tripolitania, Libya
Bir al-Ghanam بئر الغنم | |
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32°18′45″N 12°34′11″E / 32.31250°N 12.56972°E / 32.31250; 12.56972 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tripolitania |
District | Zawiya |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 3,375 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Bir al-Ghanam (Arabic: بئر الغنم) is a town in western Libya. It is located south of Zawiya. It was the site of several battles during the Libyan Civil War. It was occupied by anti-Gaddafi forces on 7 August, just a few weeks before they entered Tripoli.[2]
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- Zawiya
![Map of the district of Zawiya](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Shabiat_Az_Zawiyah_since_2007.png/50px-Shabiat_Az_Zawiyah_since_2007.png)
- Bir al-Ghanam
- Joudaim
- Sabratha
- Sorman
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