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Bir al-Ghanam
بئر الغنم
Town
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictZawiya
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total
3,375
Time zoneUTC + 2

Bir al-Ghanam (Template:Lang-ar) 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]

Notes

  1. ^ el Khajkhaj, Amraja M. (2008). Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia (in Arabic). Benghazi: Dar as Saqia. p. 122.
  2. ^ "Battle for Libya: Key moments". Al Jazeera. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.