Bir al-Ghanam explained

Official Name:Bir al-Ghanam
Native Name:Arabic: بئر الغنم
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Libya
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tripolitania
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zawiya
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2006
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3,375
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:32.3125°N 12.5697°W

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: el Khajkhaj, Amraja M. . Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia . Dar as Saqia . Benghazi . 2008 . 978-9959-854-10-0 . 122 .
  2. News: Battle for Libya: Key moments . 25 October 2011 . 3 November 2011 . Al Jazeera.