Joudaim (جوددائم, ital. ''Oliveti'') is a town in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
northeast of
Zawiya, noted during the push of the
National Liberation Army on their way to "27km" crossing, before entering
Tripoli. On 21 August 2011, a
Sky News report stated that Joudaim had been taken by
anti-Gaddafi forces as they advanced towards Tripoli as part of the
2011 Libyan civil war.
The area is heavily
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
ed and was host to several
Arab Region Scout Jamborees.
References
*http://wikimapia.org/#lat=32.7942735&lon=12.8200579&z=16&l=0&m=b&v=8
Populated places in Zawiya District
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