Bir al-Ghanam () is a town in western Libya. It is located south of Zawiya. It was the site of several battles during the

Libyan Civil War Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. All figures are from the United Nations Demographic Yearbooks ...

. It was occupied by

anti-Gaddafi forces The anti-Gaddafi forces, also known as the Libyan opposition or Libyan rebels, were Libyan groups that opposed and militarily defeated the government of Muammar Gaddafi during the First Libyan Civil War in 2011, killing him in the process. The A ...

on 7 August, just a few weeks before they entered Tripoli.

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{{libya-geo-stub Populated places in Zawiya District